What Cal Newport thinks about social media
Computer science professor at Georgetown and author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism and Slow Productivity. He has written the blog Study Hacks since 2007 and contributes to The New Yorker.
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2 dated positions, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Cal Newport has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingResearchers are no longer divided about whether smartphones and social media are bad for children.
Their wordsBut, it’s also now clear that this field is no longer actually divided on the question of whether, generally speaking, smartphones and social media are bad for kids.
↗An Important New Study on Phones and Kidscalnewport.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsLittle is lost by preventing a 14-year-old from accessing TikTok or Snapchat, or telling a 10-year-old they cannot have unrestricted access to the internet through their own smartphone, but so much will almost certainly be gained.
↗An Important New Study on Phones and Kidscalnewport.com 2nd of 2 in this piece