How Do I Build “Cognitive Fitness”? | Monday Advice

2026-04-27 · 54 min · 19 entities

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Link in episode "How Do I Build “Cognitive Fitness”? | Monday Advice": https://vanta.com/deepquestions
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Link in episode "How Do I Build “Cognitive Fitness”? | Monday Advice": https://newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/what-kind-of-writer-is-chatgpt
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Link in episode "How Do I Build “Cognitive Fitness”? | Monday Advice": https://vanta.com/deepquestions
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Link in episode "How Do I Build “Cognitive Fitness”? | Monday Advice": https://newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/what-kind-of-writer-is-chatgpt
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Link in episode "How Do I Build “Cognitive Fitness”? | Monday Advice": https://anjalibanerjee.com/paws-and-platen/from-typewritten-draft-to-published-page

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Link in episode "How Do I Build “Cognitive Fitness”? | Monday Advice": https://nytimes.com/2026/03/27/opinion/technology-mental-fitness-cognitive.html
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Link in episode "How Do I Build “Cognitive Fitness”? | Monday Advice": https://nytimes.com/2026/03/27/opinion/technology-mental-fitness-cognitive.html

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In his recent New York Times essay, Cal argued for a “cognitive fitness” revolution to resist the onslaught of digital tools degrading our ability to think. But how does one actually strengthen their brain? In this episode, Cal details a sustainable cognitive fitness routine built around five key components. Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Send an email to podcast@calnewport.com. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia 2:25 DEEP DIVE: How Do I Build “Cognitive Fitness”? | Monday Advice INBOX: 30:51 Message from a social media influencer 33:02 Reaction to Amy Timberlake interview 38:01 Putting Cal’s advice into practice WHAT CAL IS UP TO: 41:20 What I read 43:45 What I’m doing Books: The Noonday Devil (by Jean-Charles Nault: translated from original French) Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow 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.youtube.com/watch?v=PdvqpqHSQas https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/opinion/technology-mental-fitness-cognitive.html https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/what-kind-of-writer-is-chatgpt https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MertonCover.jpeg-427330.jpeg?w=992&ssl=1 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/opinion/sunday/steve-jobs-never-wanted-us-to-use-our-iphones-like-this.html https://anjalibanerjee.com/paws-and-platen/from-typewritten-draft-to-published-page Thanks to our Sponsors: https://www.calderalab.com/deep https://www.vanta.com/deepquestions https://www.shipstation.com/deep https://www.zapier.com/deep Thanks to Jesse Miller for mastering and production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices