Some years after my return from Japan I read one of his books - mightily impressed - contacted him - we spoke by 'phone. Later he was at the ANU when I was about to begin a house-sit for friends in Canberra (Weston) and we attended his live interview with Qld ALP MP Terri Butler - and I was able afterwards to introduce myself in the fles…
Some years after my return from Japan I read one of his books - mightily impressed - contacted him - we spoke by 'phone. Later he was at the ANU when I was about to begin a house-sit for friends in Canberra (Weston) and we attended his live interview with Qld ALP MP Terri Butler - and I was able afterwards to introduce myself in the flesh. I am more impressed by him with each and every arrival of his newsletter - and just two days ago I read in the latest edition of The Podcast Reader (best podcasts by various Australian/other thinkers/philosophers - printed format) an interview by Andrew Leigh of Cal Newport at Georgetown U "On Deep Work and the Curse of EMAIL" - distractions etc. There seems to be nothing about which Andrew cannot dig down deep into. I found reasons of course for my own shortening ability to remain focussed on various tasks (which might also simply be due to age.) A first-rate PM he would make - but I suspect that is not his ambition.
Some years after my return from Japan I read one of his books - mightily impressed - contacted him - we spoke by 'phone. Later he was at the ANU when I was about to begin a house-sit for friends in Canberra (Weston) and we attended his live interview with Qld ALP MP Terri Butler - and I was able afterwards to introduce myself in the flesh. I am more impressed by him with each and every arrival of his newsletter - and just two days ago I read in the latest edition of The Podcast Reader (best podcasts by various Australian/other thinkers/philosophers - printed format) an interview by Andrew Leigh of Cal Newport at Georgetown U "On Deep Work and the Curse of EMAIL" - distractions etc. There seems to be nothing about which Andrew cannot dig down deep into. I found reasons of course for my own shortening ability to remain focussed on various tasks (which might also simply be due to age.) A first-rate PM he would make - but I suspect that is not his ambition.