Ep. 327: Would Kant Use TikTok?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Technology, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Almost everyone feels uneasy about their relationships with their smartphones. But the question is why? In today’s episode, Cal looks past the most common answers to seek a deeper understanding built on an unexpected source: the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant. He then answers listener questions and ends the show with another edition of the tech corner segment. Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s t...

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0:00.0	I'm Cal Newport, and this is Deep Questions, the show about cultivating a deep life in a distracted world.
0:23.6	So I'm here in my Deep Work HQ, joined as always by my producer, Jesse.
0:28.6	All right, Jesse, two announcements before we get in it today.
0:32.7	Number one, I had mentioned a few weeks ago that my book's slow productivity have been nominated for
0:40.2	this business book awards, the S-A-B-E-W.
0:45.9	I actually have it here on my phone.
0:47.7	That stands for the Society for Advancing Business Ed Editing, and Writing.
0:54.7	So they have this awards for the best business books of the year.
0:59.9	They have three categories, business reporting, career development, and leadership
1:05.1	and management.
1:06.6	All right.
1:06.8	So I had been nominated for the career development category. They just announced the other day that slow productivity has won the category. The SABEW says it's the best career development book of the year. The two finalists, the two runners up in that category were Charles DeU H's book Super Communicators and Bonnie Hammer's book, Fifteen Lies, Women Are Told at Work.
1:33.9	So I'm excited about that.
1:35.6	Quick quote, the judges said slow productivity should be on the fast track for every business manager to read.
1:41.9	It offers a tonic that is sorely needed in our overworked, burned out society.
1:46.3	Taking longer to do less seems kind of productive, but when the result is a top quality
1:49.8	product, it makes it all worthwhile.
1:51.6	The author lays out his argument clearly and simply creating a compelling read that should
1:55.8	help shift your mindset about work.
1:57.7	So there you go, Jesse.
1:59.0	Congratulations.
1:59.6	Best business book of the year.
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