Pivot with Jenny Blake Podcast Episodes featuring Cal Newport

122: Digital Minimalism with Cal Newport

Pivot with Jenny Blake - February 08, 2019 17:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 188 ratings
What are the hidden costs of digital clutter? How can we counter screen addiction and phantom phone vibrations? We explore these topics in this episode with Cal Newport as we discuss his new book, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. Cal Newport is a familiar voice on the...

[Best Of] Deep Work: Ditch Cognitive Junk Food with Cal Newport

Pivot with Jenny Blake - November 11, 2018 12:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 188 ratings
As I get up to speed in my first semester at Union Theological Seminary, I’m re-launching a few of my favorite podcast episodes from four years of archives: I hope you enjoy some of these oldies but goodies, particularly if you missed them the first time around! Here’s a conversation I loved with...

29: Deep Work: Ditch Cognitive Junk Food with Cal Newport

Pivot with Jenny Blake - April 24, 2016 22:33 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 188 ratings
When was the last time you were in the zone?There’s nothing I love more than working with time flying. The sun rises and sets and I barely notice because I’m so engrossed in my work. Cal Newport calls this deep work, and says that contrary to what many assume, it is a skill, not a habit. That mea...