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Cal Newport on knowledge work, Part 1: The concentration deficit
Season 5 · Episode 10

Cal Newport on knowledge work, Part 1: The concentration deficit

Computer scientist, author, and New Yorker writer Cal Newport argues that the way we organize cognitive work ignores basic neuroscience. Also: how the pandemic deepened the digital communications morass; how autonomy without structure is bad for...

HBS Managing the Future of Work · Harvard Business School

November 9, 202238m 40s

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Show Notes

Computer scientist, author, and New Yorker writer Cal Newport argues that the way we organize cognitive work ignores basic neuroscience. Also: how the pandemic deepened the digital communications morass; how autonomy without structure is bad for knowledge workers; native-remote businesses; the sociological and real estate implications of remote work; the 4-day work week; and what we can learn from software developers.