Few professional experiences feel worse than overload. But what really causes this unfortunate state? In this episode, Cal takes a closer look at overload, identifying its main culprits, identifying solutions, and helping listeners with their specific overload-related questions.    Below are the questions covered in today’s episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo  (https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo )   Video from today’s episode:  youtube.com/calnewportmedia  (https://youtube.com/calnewportmedia )   Today’s Deep Question: How does overload actually operate? [3:54]   

• Does Cal use an executive assistant? [26:15] 
• How do I write an effective communication policy for my team? [36:35] 
• Does overhead compound exponentially? [42:50] 
• How rare are high expectation/low overhead jobs? [48:05] 
• My job has few shallow obligations. What should I do with my free time? [51:41]    Something Interesting: The future of social media is less social [59:39]    Links:    wsj.com/articles/workers-say-its-harder-to-get-things-done-now-heres-why-2a5f1389 (https://www.wsj.com/articles/workers-say-its-harder-to-get-things-done-now-heres-why-2a5f1389)  nytimes.com/2023/04/19/technology/personaltech/tiktok-twitter-facebook-social.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/technology/personaltech/tiktok-twitter-facebook-social.html)    Thanks to our Sponsors:    huel.com/questions  (https://www.huel.com/questions ) blinkist.com/deep  (https://www.blinkist.com/deep ) rhone.com/cal  (https://www.rhone.com/cal ) zocdoc.com/deep  (https://www.zocdoc.com/deep )   Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.

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