#363 — Knowledge Work

Sam Harris speaks with Cal Newport about our use of information
technology and the cult of productivity. They discuss the state
of social media, the "academic-in-exile effect," free speech and
moderation, the effect of the pandemic on knowledge work, slow
productivity, the example of Jane Austen, managing up in an
organization, defragmenting one's work life, doing fewer things,
reasonable deadlines, trading money for time, finding meaning in
a post-scarcity world, the anti-work movement, the effects of
artificial intelligence on knowledge work, and other topics.


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