The art of thinking – plain, old-fashioned, hard concentration on useful ideas – is rapidly vanishing as our culture recasts humans as the custodians and recipients of digital computation. In this episode, Cal explains why this is a problem and what we should do in response.    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: Why is it important to preserve the vanishing art of thinking? [5:02]   

• How do I integrate movies and shows into the deep life? [27:42] 
• Can I read after a long day of deep work? [33:30] 
• Is a digital “second brain” a good idea to keep up with the latest advancements in your field? [36:25] 
• Would Cal consider consolidating his notebooks? [42:37] 
• Is Maria Popva’s note-taking method better than Cal’s method? [51:40]    The Books I Read in April 2023 [1:04:29]    Links:    Edward Teller talking about John Von Neumann  youtube.com/watcv=vQp70uqsBV4#t=55m0s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQp70uqsBV4#t=55m0s)   Aristotle on “philosophic wisdom.” See book 10, section 7 of The Ethics:  classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.7.vii.html    Arnold Bennet on training concentration (See chapter 7 of How to Live on 24 Hours a Day):  gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2274/pg2274-images.html  (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2274/pg2274-images.html )   Thanks to our Sponsors:    huel.com/questions  (https://www.huel.com/questions ) rhone.come/cal  (https://www.rhone.come/cal ) hensonshaving.com/cal (https://www.hensonshaving.com/cal )

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