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A World Without Email

Cal Newport

Why does work email keep interrupting the work it helps coordinate? Cal Newport explains the costs of constant messaging and shows how better processes, protocols, and specialization can protect attention.

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9 parts, about 21 minutes to read.

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Author
Cal Newport
Parts
9 parts
Reading time
about 21 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. Introduction: The Hyperactive Hive Mind2 min
  2. Chapter 1: Email Reduces Productivity3 min
  3. Chapter 2: Email Makes Us Miserable2 min
  4. Chapter 3: Email Has a Mind of Its Own3 min
  5. 4. The Attention Capital Principle2 min
  6. 5. The Process Principle3 min
  7. 6. The Protocol Principle2 min
  8. 7. The Specialization Principle3 min
  9. Conclusion: The Twenty First Century Moonshot1 min

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