This week, This Week in Deep Questions with Cal Newport revisited a foundational listener concern: the compulsive pull of social media scrolling. The episode explores the psychological mechanisms behind the habit and offers practical strategies for reclaiming attention, surfacing the central tension between our desire for focused work and the engineered addictiveness of digital platforms.
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This Week in Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Aug 10 - Aug 16, 2026)
1 episode · Aug 10 – Aug 16
This Week in Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Aug 3 - Aug 9, 2026)
2 episodes · Aug 3 – Aug 9
This Week in Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Jul 27 - Aug 2, 2026)
2 episodes · Jul 27 – Aug 2
This Week in Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Jul 20 - Jul 26, 2026)
1 episode · Jul 20 – Jul 26
This Week in Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Jul 13 - Jul 19, 2026)
2 episodes · Jul 13 – Jul 19
This Week in Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Jul 6 - Jul 12, 2026)
2 episodes · Jul 6 – Jul 12
This Week in Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Jun 29 - Jul 5, 2026)
1 episode · Jun 29 – Jul 5
This Week in Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Jun 22 - Jun 28, 2026)
2 episodes · Jun 22 – Jun 28
This Week in Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Jun 15 - Jun 21, 2026)
2 episodes · Jun 15 – Jun 21
This Week in Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Jun 8 - Jun 14, 2026)
2 episodes · Jun 8 – Jun 14
This Week in Deep Questions with Cal Newport (Jun 1 - Jun 7, 2026)
1 episode · Jun 1 – Jun 7