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SCOUT· 66%1h 12m·2023-07-03·TechnologyEp. 255: The Failure of Cybernetic Productivity
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 255
Over the past twenty years, “productivity” has come to be synonymous with using digital tools to speed up non-essential parts of knowledge work. As cal argues in this episode, this “cybernetic” approach has proven to be a complete failure. He explores why speeding up isn’t working and what this teaches us about what…
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