BEST OF: Cal Newport on why you need to change your workflow, not your habits, when it comes to boosting productivity

<p>***BEST OF HOW I WORK***</p><p><br></p><p>I'm currently taking a few weeks off, so&nbsp;today's episode is a Best Of episode. I've gone back through the archives of the last 2.5 years of hosting How I Work and picked out my absolute favourite episodes!</p><p><br></p><p>My guest today is Cal Newport. Cal is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. Cal is the author of six books, including, most recently, the New York Times bestseller, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. Cal’s work has been published in over 20 languages and has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, Washington Post, and the Economist.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s probably an understatement to say I was excited for this chat because I am a complete and utter fan girl of Cal’s and it’s fair to say that his work has had an enormous impact on how I work. We cover a bunch of different aspects of the way Cal approaches his work including:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Cal’s different Deep Work rituals and why he recommends having different rituals for different types of Deep Work</li><li>How to know if you are actually doing Deep Work</li><li>Strategies to break your Shallow Work habit</li><li>The critical conversation to have with your manager to get them supporting you doing more Deep Work</li><li>Cal’s ritual for "shutting down” his work day</li><li>Why Cal rejects the idea that we need to have a phone on us at all times</li><li>How Cal deliberately builds solitude into his day</li><li>Why changing workflows is more effective than changing habits when trying to increase productivity</li><li>The workflow Cal designed while on his book tour to minimise back and forth communication</li><li>Why giving your time a job is better than using a to-do list</li><li>How Cal uses weekly and daily time blocking to use his time effectively</li><li>How to take a “Deep Break"</li><li>The two key elements of Cal’s email system to minimise communication</li><li>The topic Cal is exploring for his next book</li><