In the world of physical health, we use so-called “key performance indicators” (KPIs) to help measure and improve our fitness. In today’s episode, Cal proposes a collection of three KPIs for measuring and improving your *cognitive* capabilities – a small step toward his larger vision of a cognitive fitness revolution.
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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
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Video from today’s episode:&nbsp; youtube.com/calnewportmedia
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(0:00) How to build a cognitive training plan
(29:48) What is Cal’s opinion on information fatigue syndrome?
(37:04) Comments on the new book, “Pardon Our French: The Parisian Way to a Happier Life”
(40:17) An interesting way to think about AI and thinking
(47:37) An article about Disneyland, high quality leisure, and deep living
(57:53) What Cal is up to 
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August 2026 Books
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The Laws of Thought (Tom Griffiths)
This is For Everyone (Tim Berners-Lee)
Into the Deep&nbsp; (Bob Ballard and Christopher Drew)202
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Links:
Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at <a href="www.calnewport.com/slow%20">www.calnewport.com/slow </a>
Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at
<a href="https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/%20">https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ </a>
Cal’s monthly book directory:&nbsp;
<a href="⁠bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?⁠">bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?</a>
<a href="⁠https://workplacepsychology.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/information-overload-when-information-becomes-noise/⁠">https://workplacepsychology.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/information-overload-when-information-becomes-noise/</a>
<a href="⁠https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/12/reading-between-the-lines-part-1-a-cognitive-framework-for-ai-in-scholarly-publishing/⁠">https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/12/reading-between-the-lines-part-1-a-cognitive-framework-for-ai-in-scholarly-publishing/</a>
<a href="⁠https://pluralistic.net/2021/07/18/boredom-and-its-discontents-part-ii/⁠">https://pluralistic.net/2021/07/18/boredom-and-its-discontents-part-ii/</a>
<a href="⁠https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/12/insurance-value-of-biodiversity/⁠">https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/12/insurance-value-of-biodiversity/</a>
<a href="https://archive.ph/WvW1F">https://archive.ph/WvW1F</a>

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