Ep. 248: Decoding Overload

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Few professional experiences feel worse than overload. But what really causes this unfortunate state? In this episode, Cal takes a closer look at overload, identifying its main culprits, identifying solutions, and helping listeners with their specific overload-related questions.

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

Today’s Deep Question: How does overload actually operate? [3:54]

- Does Cal use an executive assistant? [26:15]

- How do I write an effective communication policy for my team? [36:35]

- Does overhead compound exponentially? [42:50]

- How rare are high expectation/low overhead jobs? [48:05]

- My job has few shallow obligations. What should I do with my free time? [51:41]

Something Interesting: The future of social media is less social [59:39]

Links:

wsj.com/articles/workers-say-its-harder-to-get-things-done-now-heres-why-2a5f1389

nytimes.com/2023/04/19/technology/personaltech/tiktok-twitter-facebook-social.html

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Chapters

1. Ep. 248: Decoding Overload (00:00:00)

2. Today’s Deep Question: How does overload actually operate? (00:03:54)

3. Does Cal use an executive assistant? (00:26:15)

4. How do I write an effective communication policy for my team? (00:36:35)

5. Does overhead compound exponentially? (00:42:50)

6. How rare are high expectation/low overhead jobs? (00:48:05)

7. My job has few shallow obligations. What should I do with my free time? (00:51:41)

8. Something Interesting: The future of social media is less social (00:59:39)