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SCOUT· 68%1h 09m·2026-03-23·TechnologyEp. 397: Why Do “Productivity Technologies” Make My Job Worse?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 397
A new study finds that for many workers, AI increases shallow efforts while decreasing time focusing on what really matters. This is not the first digital productivity technology to create this paradoxical effect. In today’s episode, Cal dives deep into why this happens and then details three strategies for avoiding…
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