Deep Questions with Cal Newport

How to Find Meaning in a Distracted World (w/ Arthur Brooks) | Cal Newport

March 31, 2026|Original: 1h 17m|10 key insights|5 min read

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Depression rates tripled on college campuses in just 11 years—but it's not because life got harder

The #1 predictor of anxiety and depression isn't money or hardship—it's this one feeling

Why young people describe their lives as 'fake,' 'meaningless,' and like 'waiting in an airport lounge'

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