Tell me if this sounds familiar: you buy a beautiful notebook, excited by all its possibilities to help refine your thoughts and generate new insights. Then it sits unused until you forget about it. The problem is not *what* notebooks you own but instead *how* you use them. In this episode, Cal walks through the four different notebooks he owns, and the four different ways he uses them. Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo Video from today’s episode:  youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) Should I Use Notebooks More Often? (Cal’s Strategy) (30:11) Comments on a controversial article (33:18 ) Statistics about smartphone bans in schools (38:15) A practical question about remote work (40:57) A question about focus and the World Cup (46:08) What Cal is up to (48:12) What Cal is reading Books: Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word (Walter Ong) Lost (Rachel Hartigan) Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow  [https://www.calnewport.com/slow ] Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/  [https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ ] Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba? [https://bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?⁠] https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/a-neurologist-claims-gen-z-has-a-lower-iq-than-millennials/ar-AA1XAIFu [https://⁠https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/a-neurologist-claims-gen-z-has-a-lower-iq-than-millennials/ar-AA1XAIFu⁠] https://x.com/JimenaJuani/status/2072095851816620191?s=20 [https://%20https://x.com/JimenaJuani/status/2072095851816620191?s=20] Thanks to our Sponsors:  https://www.superhuman.com [⁠https://www.superhuman.com⁠] https://www.factormeals.com/deep50off [https://www.factormeals.com/deep50off] https://www.monarch.com/deep [https://www.monarch.com/deep] https://www.mybodytutor.com [https://www.mybodytutor.com] Cal Newport is not a Wealthfront client. Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]