Work And Life With Stew Friedman

Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, where he specializes in the theory of distributed systems. Cal is a New York Times bestselling author who writes for a broader audience about the intersection of technology and culture. He's the author of seven books, including Digital Minimalism and Deep Work, which have been published in over thirty languages, and about which he talked with Stew in earlier episodes (# 7 and # 111)  . He's also a regular contributor on these topics to national publications such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Wired, and is a frequent guest on NPR. His blog, Study Hacks, which he's been publishing since 2007, attracts over three million visits a year.  Cal is the only guest to have made three appearances on the Work and Life radio show in the eight years it’s been on air.  In this episode, Stew and Cal discuss his new book, A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload. Cal reviews t