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Remember how much we loved our iPhones when they first came out? Can we get back to that relationship with these devices? In this episode, Cal explores five pieces of advice for transforming your current phone back to something that’s less distracting, more useful, and fun once again – a goal he calls “2007 mode.” More from Cal Download Cal’s FREE guide to cultivating a deeper life: calnewport.com/ideas Learn more about Cal’s books: calnewport.com/books Listen to Cal’s podcast: thedeeplife.com/listen Chapters 0:00 Can I learn to love my phone again? 31:44 A new study on brain fry 40:09 Use of phones in The Pitt 43:48 17th Century scholar dealing with overload 45:41 What I’m trying 50:43 What Cal read 51:29 What Cal watched Resources Mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7qPAY9JqE4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ4lsi2RtaI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENUO7dbZ-TY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jVb1lLniEw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC0JKAN5xVI https://hbr.org/2026/03/when-using-ai-leads-to-brain-fry https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUxCG_BDvWX/?igsh=a3pyZXNlNTZvdDVp Sponsors: https://www.butcherbox.com/deep https://www.vanta.com/deepquestions https://www.1password.com/deep https://www.shopify.com/deep Credits: Podcast Production: Jesse Miller Newsletter/Research: Nate Mechler Audio Mastering: Mark Miles Theme Music: