Ep. 83: Is Email Work?
Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.
WORK QUESTIONS
- How do I concentrate in an open office? [5:27]
- Do professors need to work 60+ hours a week? [9:10]
- What's the best workflow for student reference letters? [17:38]
- How does an MS student prepare to become a CS professor? [21:21]
- How can a high school principal find time to do deep work? [25:28]
TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS
- Can email itself be the work? [35:36]
- Do I need constant pings and messaging to foster community?…
The skinny
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