Deep Work boosted the quality of our work, but readers ran into a simple problem: workplace reliance on the "hive-mind." Cal Newport discusses his newest book A World Without Email, he explains how to get your entire team on board. It's not an easy task.
Newport is a New York Times best-selling author, and we take a deep dive into the theme of both books and the core problem he has uncovered: individuals and teams don't want to be held responsible.
In this interview, you will hear how to work deeply despite outside distractions like kids or in a school setting and what actually happens when leadership institutes deep work and results-only workplaces, (hint: lots of people leave), and why that might not be a bad thing.
Newport also explains all the problems that result from an email-reliant organization, like responsibility hot potato. He also explains how tools meant to organize the workplace can be implemented poorly, resulting in additional complexity.
Oh, and one last thing. He explains why, in a world without email, we still might... kinda need email.
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