Ep. 344: You Are Not a Cog

Ep. 344: You Are Not a Cog

Modern knowledge work jobs should be cushy gigs. Fixed hours, air conditioning, no hard manual labor, flexibility. So why are we so often burnt out and what can we do about this reality? In this episode, Cal draws a lesson from an unexpected corner of computer science, computer security research, about how we can fix some of the big problems of work in a digital age. He then answers listener questions and returns once again to the topic of AI in a final tech corner segment.


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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: You Are Not a Cog [11:00]


- Should I break my large tasks into many small ones? [38:18]

- How will AI affect living the deep life? [42:47]

- How can I say “no” to more incoming requests? [48:14]

- Should an architect take on broader roles that don’t necessarily add to career capital? [52:03]

- Can a nurse implement time blocking? [54:33]

- Can a Kansan system work across all departments without being overly complex? [58:11]

- CALL: Organizing the details of a Trello board [1:03:19]


CASE STUDY: Lifestyle centric value based planning for a young family [1:07:58]


TECH CORNER: AGI is not Super-intelligence [1:15:35]


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?

medium.com/@tony.infisical/password-requirements-are-still-confusing-in-2023-also-heres-our-flavor-44ce03a3255c

youtube.com/watch?v=ZzJMxh68RGI


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