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Cal Newport is a guide, a visionary, a role model to me and millions of others on living an intentional and productive life amidst our noisy, scatterbrained, tech-drenched world.

He\u2019s an MIT-trained computer science professor at Georgetown University and author of 10 books which have collectively sold over 2 million copies including \u2018Deep Work,\u2019 \u2018Digital Minimalism,\u2019 and his latest bestseller, \u2018Slow Productivity.\u2019

\u201cI sometimes joke that my entire career is built on giving two-word terms to things everyone thinks and knows,\u201d Cal says, but the truth is he\u2019s doing a lot more than that.

Take \u2018Slow Productivity.\u2019

He\u2019s boiled this new phrase down into three principles: 1) Do fewer things, 2) Work at a natural pace, and 3) Obsess over quality.

Sounds simple, right? Trite, even! But that\u2019s when you raise your head and realize the world is conspiring against you doing any of these. Doesn\u2019t our world today reward\u2026 doing *more* things, working at an *unnatural* pace, and obsessing over *quantity*?

There\u2019s a reason Cal has no social media apps on his phone. Why he has no social media accounts at all\u2026and never has! With his books, and his wonderful podcast \u2018Deep Questions,\u2019 he is focused on helping us find our way as we navigate ever-changing technology and work patterns that increasingly feel at odds with our shared quest of living intentional lives.

Cal has a giant mind and it was on full display in this chat as we discuss: how Cal measures success, the neuroscience of reading, Denis Villeneuve, the relationship between rest and work, the ideal age for unrestricted Internet access, The Washington Nationals, leetspeak and productivity pr0n, the role of books today and their future, Andrew Huberman, positive reinforcement theory, Jonathan Haidt and \u2018The Anxious Generation,\u2019 technology boundaries for children, and much, much more\u2026

Let\u2019s turn the page to Chapter 135 now\u2026