
It’s that time of year again when Cal tunes up his organizational systems for the onslaught of the fall. In this episode, Cal walks through the exact system he’s personally adopting for the next few months. He also discusses why such systems are key to thriving in our current frenetic technological world, why it’s important to continue to tweak your systems, and best practices for constructing your own setup. Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) How I’m organizing my life this fall (24:36) An Irish novelist talks about her use of AI (30:11) Developing a more balanced approach to tech products (35:04) Cal’s opinion on an AI article (41:55) Large corporations move away from all enterprise AI (48:46) What Cal is up to August 2026 Books The New Dark Age (Nigel Biggar) Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ https://culturedcode.com/things/ https://www.timeblockplanner.com/ Thanks to our Sponsors: https://www.superhuman.com https://www.shopify.com/deep https://www.monarch.com (Use code “DEEP”) https://www.mybodytutor.com Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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