Ep. 330: Tackling Social Media’s Hidden Dangers

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Technology, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Australia recently passed a world-first law banning social media use for kids under the age of 16. In this episode, Cal looks carefully at the arguments in favor and against this new law before detailing his thoughts. He then connects this specific argument to all of our larger battles to tame technology’s impact in our lives. This is followed by listener questions and a review of the books Cal read in November. 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: Tackling Social Media’s Hidden Dangers [2:08] - How do I find friends now that I don’t use social media? [37:13] - Is continuous hard activity desirable? [42:47] - How does Cal research his books and articles? [46:49] CASE STUDY: A Phone Addict Seeks a Fresh Start [51:08] - How does the idea of the idea of the deep life “Longer Short Way” connect to Slow Productivity? [1:02:07] FINAL SEGMENT: The 5 Books Cal Read in November, 2024 [1:10:34] Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at calnewport.com/slow Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba? cnn.com/2024/11/28/australia/australia-passes-social-media-law-intl-hnk/index.html apnews.com/article/australia-social-media-children-ban-safeguarding-harm-accounts-d0cde2603bdbc7167801da1d00ecd056 Thanks to our Sponsors mybodytutor.com cozyearth.com/deep drinklmnt.com/deep byloftie.com (use code: DEEP20) 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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0:00.0	I'm Cal Newport, and this is Deep Question, the show about cultivating a deep life in a distracted world.
0:21.4	I'm here in my Deep Work HQ.
0:23.7	No Jesse today.
0:25.5	I have an unexpected medical procedure coming up that was going to conflict with our
0:30.0	regularly scheduled recording time.
0:32.5	So I figured I would just get on the mic early and get this episode in the can while
0:36.9	I was still operating at a full 100%.
0:39.7	It is hard, I have learned, to record the podcast without Jesse in addition to his presence on the mic.
0:48.1	He also does all the technical aspects of the show.
0:51.2	This is true.
0:52.6	What you're hearing now is my third attempt to get this
0:57.4	recorded starting. I have two failed attempts before this. So, Jesse, we all miss you and can't wait
1:02.1	for you to come back. Quick, I guess, timely note. I'm recording this after Thanksgiving. So we're in
1:08.0	that sort of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, sort of extended
1:12.0	period of online purchasing. So I would be remiss if I didn't suggest you consider
1:17.8	buying my books low productivity. I believe on Amazon it's discounted. I don't know. I saw that
1:22.9	somewhere. Quick inducement. Last week I mentioned that it had been named by The Economist as one of the best books of 2024.
1:30.4	This week I can announce it also made it to NPR's Books We Love List for 2024.
1:35.4	So the best books of the year list are piling up, which means you should pile this book onto your gift list.
1:41.8	I'm a terrible marketer, folks.
1:43.0	I don't know why I try this.
1:44.4	Anyways, let's get into it because without Jesse, I just want to rock and roll. We got a good
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