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Imagining A World Without Email with Cal Newport

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Imagining A World Without Email with Cal Newport

By Cal Newport

July 26, 2021

A typical work day is already packed, but is there waste that can be removed? WLEI host Tom Ehrenfeld and guest Cal Newport talk about ways to challenge email's presence at work, and how to rethink our communication strategies.

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How much of your work time do you spend doing actual work that leverages what you do best? And how much of your invaluable time and focus is chipped away by myriad distractions—of which the most pernicious might be email and its constant demand for your attention. In this episode of the Lean Enterprise Institute’s WLEI podcast, we speak with author Cal Newport about his newest book, A World Without Email, where he challenges us to rethink why we need to be constantly plugged into communication that seldom helps us produce valuable work.  

And be sure to browse through all of our previous WLEI podcasts here. 

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