Cal Newport

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1,088 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 22 Jul

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The more processes like this,

that prevent, I just have to wait for something to show up.

And if I'm not checking my inbox, there might be something there I need.

That's what we really want to reduce because the unscheduled messages that we know might be coming is entirely capturing of our attention.

It is very difficult to say, I got to go spend time over here.

We're wired that way.

It will help a lot.

Yes.

Ritual and environment will help.

Like, oh, when I'm doing the deep work, I've made my tea and gone to this other place.

And I just don't do email in that place.

That really helps as well.

So you put those two things together.

Now you're starting to do better.

The third element you want to add in this, let's say now you're time blocking.

One of the advantages of time blocking is that it frees you from having to make the decision throughout the day, well, what should I do now?

And in particular, should I check email now?

If you're doing your day freestyle, all right, what do I want to do next?

Here's the problem.

You know that there's multiple times in the day you do need to check email, right?

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