Avoiding Distractions & Doing Deep Work | Dr. Cal Newport & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Dr. Cal Newport and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the role of technology, social media, and internet usage in our lives, highlighting both the positive aspects of these tools and critically examining the negative impacts they can have on our cognitive and emotional health.
Cal Newport, Ph.D. (@CalNewportMedia), is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University and bestselling author of numerous books on focus and productivity and how to access the deepest possible layers of your cognitive abilities in order to do quality work and lead a more balanced life. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
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Timestamps
00:00 Deep Work and Digital Distraction: The Battle Against Social Media
00:54 The Illusion of Internet's Allure Without Social Media
01:11 Confronting FOMO and the Anxiety of Disconnection
01:46 The Evolution of Connectivity and Its Impact
02:21 Navigating the Digital Age: Personal Strategies and Anecdotes
03:57 Exploring the Psychological Effects of Social Media and Smartphones
04:22 The Debate on Digital Dependency: Addiction vs. Extension of the Brain
06:53 Reimagining Internet Usage: A Call for Cultural Shift
08:02 Personal Experiences and the Power of Unplugging
09:43 Closing Thoughts and Invitation to Full Episode
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[@meetandinspire]

"Our problem with digital distraction is not the internet, it's not our phones. It is specific products and services that are engineered at great expense to pull you back to them."

[@arshilazghan786]

Very deep

[@pjoazure]

Great quote

[@adityarawane]

Can you please define last line in brief

[@bloodgirl4]

@@adityarawane "Its the apps that have spent millions of dollars to find the weak spots of human minds and make us addicted to them"

[@ReflectionOcean]

By YouSum 00:00:33 Avoid social media for improved focus. 00:01:11 Fear of missing out vs. fear of missing emergencies. 00:03:52 Younger generations feel phone dependency differently. 00:05:07 Phones and social media can lead to behavioral addiction. 00:06:38 Balancing benefits and drawbacks of digital tools is crucial. 00:08:46 Reducing phone usage can enhance productivity significantly. 00:09:28 Network switching costs impact productivity more than time spent. By YouSum

[@josephd287]

Watching this video instead of studying for my exam tomorrow

You can do better mate

[@nijatazimli]

You're getting your fuel in 10 mins for a better performance, no guilt in that

[@asdf-lb5lc]

Same

[@faizanraza3301]

🙋‍♂️

[@karlthemountaingoat7386]

About a year ago, I realized I was addicted to social media. Went cold turkey and I'm better off for it. Now when I want to know what my mates have been up to I have to physically reach out and make time to see them I'm also far less exposed to negativity.

[@Ruhi-ls6et]

please can you guide how did you achieve that state of cold turkey

[@newday2637]

Great clip original interview was great also. I now follow him . I agree it's so important to have time disconnected from inet or phone. To get something you have been wanting or needing to do done. It can also to just be to get much needed down time or just peaceful . I admit the phone thing hard , but very important to put it away for a period of time. Thank you for sharing

[@user-ef2ix7nt3e]

I was born in 1977. Best teenage years, had to go to a payphone for my Mom to come pick me up when i was skateboarding. Not sitting around, on a device...too many obese teenagers TODAY

[@navruzkhakimov]

The same age as my Dad

[@zahrakarimi7818]

The best advice. Thank you so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@divinely_designed_living]

Doesn’t matter if we grew up with it or not. I’m just as hooked on my apps at 40 as my 9 year old is with her little kid stuff. Since I’ve decided to dopamine detox starting in a few days I’m limiting my daughter’s access as well. Her phone actually broke a few days ago and I’m taking it as a sign. I’ve seen her start to play and create and paint again.

[@lucianothomas3875]

Best Guest 👍

[@Christina-in1cj]

Thank you! Needed to hear this today!!💛

[@ambseyyy]

i need to get back on deep work and focused work 💪🏻 stop the task switching and multitasking habits

[@dandyliongreene4499]

The irony of watching this as a form of distraction from what I know I should be doing 😂🎉

[@fatimahassan5402]

😂😂😢

[@alinaa641]

😂😂😂😂

[@keniastembo1542]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Msid2021]

So true lol

[@user-vs7oh3zz8m]

Yes bro, I am studying biology, I watched this video next swipe up to see recommendation and recommendations video surplessly, and clicking shorts and scrolling about 150 videos and then successfully wasted 3 hours and fell frustrated if I not wasted 3 hours I studied 2 chapters. And again watch how to focus video to nothing thinking. If you cut down shorts and videos and sit silently in park or walk. Then you will realise . I wasted 1 year by watching video and not studying. Because I smart phones only I study.

[@antisugarcoating]

If someone feels drained when their phone is drained and has energy when their phone is charged up they have a major problem that needs to be addressed, otherwise when things get hard they will have no mental endurance to overcome. It's no different from drug addiction or nicotine addiction

[@needmorebeans]

How do we set good boundaries if our work involves social media? E.g. Marketing, Advertising

[@charleymarkson]

can we please discuss the near hopeless irony that most of what we watch on the internet is about how not being on it would benefit us all? What is the truly healthy balance for society as a whole? Is it 0? Are we all so addicted & in denial we won’t even ask the question?

Love the point on neuronal operation of task switching

[@IceColdProfessional]

My man Andrew does deep work.

[@janechapman7801]

The technology is good learning and communication tool, but even if have social media sometimes I turn off notification sounds and specify times when I will access it and times to do other work. But it's hard not to get addicted to pseudo interaction, like making comments on. You tube and getting drawn in so sometimes I can myself from this, and try to find ways to get into the real world. But if you are board and having to study on your own it can be hard.

[@iamgratitudebecoming]

Awesome.

[@dorafeypersefone]

The problem is that I need social media for my work (both paid and voluntary work). What I have to do is discipline the use and control the time spent on it.

[@billal-dz]

How do I know if I need to take a break from the stress of the activity to make a decision?

[@kristiangregory4860]

Would love to see more Mullins games. But set expectations for the audience about whether you'll finish the games or 100% them. I'm fine with you finishing the games.

[@ahmedelbarqy4849]

that's why you see more serial killers back in 60s 70s 80s than you see atm. My point is while it's distracting to always be on guard for a disaster you might be fending the disaster off just by being connected.

[@leeza689]

I don't know why I watch every video on yt but now I can't watch any video of Andrew huberman channel

[@mattgay84]

"I can comment on that but I wont" hahahahah LEGEND

[@derek554]

Fr😂😂 why I went to the comments, looking for someone else seeing that 3:07

[@foreverseethe]

Are talking about the "5 Girls One Phone" scandal ?😂

[@derek554]

@@foreverseethe for sure 😂

[@12kwallace]

Great clip. I don’t use social media. I have FB account but I never log on. I have no FOMO because of this and hardly use my phone unless for texts and email.

[@marksweeney5237]

is KZbin not also social media

[@12kwallace]

@@marksweeney5237 it is a social platform. One I often don’t realize is. So thanks for pointing that out 😀. I think I group social media as FB, twitter, instagram and TikTok. The social where people just can’t let go of their phones. If everyone could limit that more, be more present and have more patience, we would be in a far better place.

[@bboysaif8]

@@marksweeney5237KZbin is an extremely addictive form of social media

[@pinkyc7328]

Please bring Shi Heng Yi

[@Mr1Tanker]

Yep, i get some strange looks from people, when they find out i don't have a mobile phone.

[@user-ef2ix7nt3e]

I use my cell phone as a landline. I rarely carry it when I'm out n about.

[@ram47863]

I want to throw away my phone too But i work with phone and other device TwT

[@suhailym4116]

Interesting, but how did you write this post?

[@jaydenrichardx]

@@suhailym4116 I assume from his laptop or pc

[@Mr1Tanker]

@@suhailym4116 There are these ANCIENT things called desktop computers(PC's)..i used that. Luckily my Kerosene lamp didn't run out. 🙄

[@muhammadtahashaikh203]

Scary stuff man

[@orangewarm1]

or as some of us old fashioned people call it -- work

[@fatimahassan5402]

👏👏👏

[@Peace_seeker]

Conclusion is stay away from devices, remind yourself again and again about hardwork and success ... practice remembering it ! And stay consistent ❤

[@ashtonmendonca1233]

I silence my phone and toss it across the room. Works all the time. Since I am lazy to get up and fetch it.

[@fatimahassan5402]

4:15 this is literally me😢

[@calisteman7126]

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” - - Abraham Lincoln Your time watching these things is worth it because you are sharpening your axe first.

[@taowiaawib9127]

Fear

[@sebastianschialer4859]

Anyone else getting distracted from deep work by watching this video? lol

[@SabrinaAngel]

🙌

[@mokhtarnourhira]

Imagine someone only geting the news from NYTimes.

[@raginald7mars408]

I avoid your Social Media as You Dis trackt me from my Dis tracktions

[@emlynpearce1451]

"The internet's not that interesting." DUDE! I'm sorry but if you don't find the mountain of information and education on the internet interesting then you're not interesting.

[@CodeWithMasudAlam]

Do you even know who he is !!!!!

[@eskay89]

Tldw: put your phone away!

[@robreke]

Everyone wears black shirts, specially black t shirts on their videos. Welp, I guess if I’m going to start a YT channel, I need to buy myself a sh&t ton of black t shirts…

[@fatimahassan5402]

You're distracted by his shirt

[@michaelmanning8600]

This is survivorship bias. Your mom could have a heart attack and without a phone she died

[@adi5877]

What?

[@thepontiacbandit7329]

Junk food for your brain.

[@RT-hh3vl]

Yeah, good stuff, having 6 girlfriends at the same time must be mighty distracting!🤔

[@brocklastname6682]

He's got the energy to juggle 6 women. His health protocols must work.

[@Mohamed_Alhadi]

What does that have to do with the benefit that he provides to the world huh?!

[@nykka3]

I’m sure it was hard to stay away from his phone until 5 pm. Regardless this is good information and I am grateful for that.

[@Golden2Talon]

What the hell are talking about?