Cal Newport breaks down the surprising math behind the newsletter economy in episode 387 of the Deep Questions podcast. Buy Cal Newport's latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow Last year, when columnist Paul Krugman left the NYT, it seemed like yet another example of the traditional media crumbling. But Krugman, as it turns out, is doing great. His popular substack now reaches massive audiences and earns him a seven-figure salary. Inspired by this story, in the ideas segment of today’s episode we take a closer look at key numbers relevant to the question of whether paid newsletters can replace traditional print media. Then, in the practices segment, we study some viral advice for spending less time on your phone. Download my FREE Deep Life Guide HERE: https://bit.ly/3QBIcug Listen to Episode Here: https://www.thedeeplife.com/listen/ Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo December Books: Airframe (Michael Crichton) The Great Train Robbery (Michael Crichton) Fantastic Voyage (Isaac Asimov) Links: Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba? https://www.cjr.org/analysis/paul-krugman-leaving-new-york-times-heavy-hand-editing-less-frequent-columns-newsletter.php https://substack.com/@paulkrugman https://www.natesilver.net/p/always-be-blogging https://www.reallygoodbusinessideas.com/p/most-popular-substacks https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/ https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/culture/any-attempt-to-simplify-elon-musk-is-futile-the-nz-cofounder-of-substack https://daringfireball.net/2024/11/regarding_and_well_against_substack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUSBKj5ZQpo Thanks to our Sponsors: https://www.meetfabric.com/deep https://www.pipedrive.com/deep https://www.factormeals.com/deep50off https://www.monarch.com (Use code “DEEP”) 0:00 Can Substack Save Journalism? + Viral Advice for Ignoring Your Phone 50:53 How to successfully delete social media 1:04:45 Is it ok to use ChatGPT to try to better understand some classics? 1:06:06 How do I decide what to write down when I use the notebook method? 1:11:54 For professional writers trying to succeed today, isn’t Substack the platform of the moment? 1:18:22 Cal gives his weekly reading update Connect with Cal Newport: 🔴Visit Cal's BLOG and website: https://calnewport.com/blog/ 🔴Check out Cal's books: https://calnewport.com/writing/ 🔴Check out The Deep Life: https://thedeeplife.com About Cal Newport: Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. Cal's particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives. Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He's also the creator of The Time-Block Planner. The videos are considered to be used under the "Fair Use Doctrine" of United States Copyright Law, Title 17 U.S. Code Sections 107-118. Videos are used for editorial and educational purposes only and I do not claim ownership of any original video content. I don't use said video clips in advertisements, marketing or for direct financial gain. All video content in each clip is considered owned by the individual broadcast companies. #CalNewport #DeepWork #DeepLife #DeepQuestions #TimeblockPlanner #WorldWithoutEmail #DeepQuestionsPodcast