Ep. 341: Drowning, Treading, or Swimming
Deep Questions with Cal Newport24 Helmi 2025

Ep. 341: Drowning, Treading, or Swimming

Tim Ferris is working on a new book about saying “no” and has posted the introduction online. In this episode, Cal reads an excerpt from this introduction and then tries to make sense of it with a metaphor about a shipwreck that helps unwind the complexity of dealing with the scourge of having too much to do. Cal then answers listener questions and reacts to a productivity meme inspired by a recent episode.


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Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo


Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia


Deep Dive: Drowning, Treading, or Swimming [6:27]


- Will AI productivity gains reduce quality? [27:30]

- Can you elaborate on the Digital Declutter? [33:38]

- Is reading a book considered deep work? [38:41]

- What are Cal’s thoughts on content aggregator services such as Inoreader? [43:49]

- Can a large team with ever-changing demands avoid pseudo-productivity? [51:47]

- CALL: Dealing with doom-scrolling [58:31]


CASE STUDY: A UFC announcer applies Cal’s principles [1:07:40]


CAL REACTS: Productivity Meme [1:19:42]


Links:

Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at calnewport.com/slow

Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/

Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?

tim.blog/2025/01/13/the-no-book/


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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for the slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering.


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