Journey into Imagination · What Did They Read?

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Combating the Whirlwind with a Single Sheet of Paper

Deep Questions with Cal Newport, 5 October 2026. The book comes up at 58 min 22 sec in.

Cal Newport enthusiastically describes Journey into Imagination by Steve Alcorn and Jim Carstensen. Alcorn was a ride engineer at Epcot when it was built, and the book covers circuits, software, and debugging challenges — exactly the technical detail Newport had been seeking after Floating Mountains. Newport says he wants to have Alcorn on the show.

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September 2026

Combating the Whirlwind with a Single Sheet of Paper

Compiled from Cal Newport’s Deep Questions. Books read, not necessarily recommendations.

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