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 these traps in your own professional life. More from Cal Download Cal’s FREE guide to cultivating a deeper life: calnewport.com/ideas Learn more about Cal’s books: calnewport.com/books Listen to Cal’s podcast: thedeeplife.com/listen Chapters 0:00 Why Do “Productivity Technologies” Make My Job Worse? 36:06 An article about meetings 47:25 A case study on escaping email overload 49:17 A tool that makes the internet more boring 57:02 Deep or Crazy? 59:03 What Cal read 1:05:54 Cal in the news Resources Mentioned: https://pmresearcher.substack.com/p/why-meetings-multiply https://docs.pluckeye.net/overview Books: Reader, Come Home (Maryanne Wolf) What Do You Say? (William Stixrud and Ned Johnson) Sponsors: https://www.calderalab.com/deep https://www.cozyearth.com/deep (Use code “DEEP”) https://www.grammarly.com https://www.drinkag1.com/deep Credits: Podcast Production: Jesse Miller Newsletter/Research: Nate Mechler Audio Mastering: Mark Miles Theme Music: