Deep Questions with Cal Newport

By Cal Newport

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David
 Jul 28, 2020
great podcast that helps refresh my memory and improve understanding and application of Deep Work.

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Cal Newport is a computer science professor and a New York Times bestselling author who writes about the impact of technology on society, and the struggle to work and live deeply in a world increasingly mired in digital distractions. On this podcast, he answers questions from his readers and offers advice about cultivating focus, productivity, and meaning amidst the noise that pervades our lives.

Episode Date
Ep. 293: Can A.I. Empty My Inbox?
Mar 25, 2024
Ep. 292: Single-Purpose Notebooks
Mar 18, 2024
Ep. 291: Do Better, Do Less
Mar 11, 2024
Ep. 290: Financing the Deep Life (w/ Noah Kagan)
Mar 04, 2024
Ep. 289: The Email Catastrophe
Feb 26, 2024
Ep. 288: Confronting Your Phone
Feb 19, 2024
Ep. 287: Minimalist Notes
Feb 12, 2024
Ep. 286: Rethinking Self Help
Feb 05, 2024
Ep. 285: The Productivity Paradox
Jan 29, 2024
Ep. 284: Feel-Good Productivity (w/ Ali Abdaal)
Jan 22, 2024
Ep. 283: How To Organize Your Life
Jan 15, 2024
Ep. 282: Slow Distractions
Jan 08, 2024
Ep. 281: Learning Hard Things
Jan 01, 2024
Ep. 280: Proven Rules for Deep Living (w/ Arthur Brooks)
Dec 25, 2023
Ep. 279: Confronting Overload
Dec 18, 2023
Ep. 278: How to Think
Dec 11, 2023
Ep. 277: From Chaos to Calm (in 1 day)
Dec 04, 2023
Ep. 276: Lazy or Disorganized?
Nov 27, 2023
Ep. 275: Accomplishing Hard Goals
Nov 20, 2023
Ep. 274: The Deep Life Stack v2.0
Nov 13, 2023
Ep. 273: A Deep Response to Distraction
Nov 06, 2023
Ep. 272: The Essential Tools (w/ David Epstein)
Oct 30, 2023
Ep. 271: The Long Game
Oct 23, 2023
Ep. 270: Depth vs. Distraction
Oct 16, 2023
Ep. 269: Don’t Get Started
Oct 09, 2023
Ep. 268: Stoicism and the Deep Life
Oct 02, 2023
Ep. 267: Why Are You Tired?
Sep 25, 2023
Ep. 266: Take Control of Your Technology Habits
Sep 18, 2023
Ep. 265: Big Ideas for Deeper Living
Sep 11, 2023
Ep. 264: IN-DEPTH: How to Master Change (with Brad Stulberg)
Sep 04, 2023
Ep. 263: Overhaul Your Life
Aug 28, 2023
Ep. 262: Creativity Hacking
Aug 21, 2023
Ep. 261: Control Your Time
Aug 14, 2023
Ep. 260: Make Haste Slowly
Aug 07, 2023
Ep. 259: The Four-Hour Work Day
Jul 31, 2023
Ep. 258: Godel’s Deep Life Stack
Jul 24, 2023
Ep. 257: Refusing Overwork
Jul 17, 2023
Ep. 256: Start with Discipline
Jul 10, 2023
Ep. 255: The Failure of Cybernetic Productivity
Jul 03, 2023
Ep. 254: The Laws of Less
Jun 26, 2023
Ep. 253: Making Time for What Matters (w/ Laura Vanderkam)
Jun 19, 2023
Ep. 252: The Deep Life Stack
Jun 12, 2023
Ep. 251: The Efficiency Trap
Jun 05, 2023
Ep. 250: In Defense of Thinking
May 29, 2023
Ep. 249: The Good Enough Job (w/ Simone Stolzoff)
May 22, 2023
Ep. 248: Decoding Overload
May 15, 2023
Ep. 247: The Productive Life (w/ Sarah Hart-Unger)
May 08, 2023
Ep. 246: Kids and Phones
May 01, 2023
Ep. 245: “Crazy” Productivity
Apr 24, 2023
Ep. 244: Thoughts on ChatGPT
Apr 17, 2023
Ep. 243: In The Weeds!
Apr 10, 2023
Ep. 242: The Simple Life
Apr 03, 2023
Ep. 241: The Virality Trap
Mar 27, 2023
Ep. 240: Disciplined Laziness
Mar 20, 2023
Ep. 239: On Time and Stress
Mar 13, 2023
Ep. 238: The Joys of the Reading Life
Mar 06, 2023
Ep. 237: Reimagining the Internet
Feb 27, 2023
Ep. 236: Hacking Remote Work
Feb 20, 2023
Ep. 235: Is Productivity Overrated?
Feb 13, 2023
Ep. 234: Ambition without Burnout
Feb 06, 2023
Ep. 233: Escaping Your Tyrannical Inbox
Jan 30, 2023
Ep. 232: The Lumberjack Paradox
Jan 23, 2023
Ep. 231: Fight Burnout with Work Cycles
Jan 16, 2023
Ep. 230: How Well Are You Living?
Jan 09, 2023
Ep. 229: Developing Discipline
Jan 02, 2023
Ep. 228: A World Without Busyness
Dec 26, 2022
Ep. 227: Visions of the Deep Life?
Dec 19, 2022
Ep. 226: The Productivity Dragon
Dec 12, 2022
Ep. 225: Should I Become A Thriller Writer? (w/ J.T. Ellison)
Dec 05, 2022
Ep. 224: A World Without Twitter?
Nov 28, 2022
Ep. 223: Could This Meeting Have Been An Email?
Nov 21, 2022
Ep. 222: Did Cavemen Use To-Do Lists?
Nov 14, 2022
Ep. 221: Can Parents Do Deep Work?
Nov 07, 2022
Ep. 220: The Two Types of Ambition
Nov 01, 2022
Listen to This: The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Oct 26, 2022
Ep. 219: The Deep Reset
Oct 24, 2022
Ep. 218: Work vs. Meaning
Oct 17, 2022
Ep. 217: Slow Productivity Advice
Oct 10, 2022
Ep. 216: Deep Walking To Work Less
Oct 03, 2022
Ep. 215: RYAN HOLIDAY: Discipline Is Destiny
Sep 26, 2022
Ep. 214: Quiet Quitting
Sep 19, 2022
Ep. 213: The Art Of Saying No
Sep 12, 2022
Ep. 212: The Productivity Dragon Returns
Sep 05, 2022
Ep. 211: How Cal Organizes His Life
Aug 29, 2022
Ep. 210: Visions of a Deep Life
Aug 22, 2022
Ep. 209: Email and Living with Purpose
Aug 15, 2022
Ep. 208: To-Do Lists Are Inhumane
Aug 08, 2022
Ep. 207: A Digital Minimalism Intervention (w/ JAMIE KILSTEIN)
Aug 02, 2022
Ep 206 – Striving to do less
Jul 25, 2022
Ep. 205: Why I’m a Bad Correspondent
Jul 18, 2022
Ep. 204: Deep Life Principles
Jul 11, 2022
Ep. 203: Taming Meetings
Jul 04, 2022
Ep. 202: TikTok Dismisses Facebook
Jun 27, 2022
Ep. 201: Making a Living Online
Jun 20, 2022
Ep. 200: Decoding the Deep Life
Jun 13, 2022
Ep. 199: Quieting an Ambitious Brain
Jun 10, 2022
Ep. 198: The Second Principle of Slow Productivity
May 30, 2022
Ep. 197: I’m Writing a New Book
May 23, 2022
Ep. 196: Shutting Down Anxiety
May 15, 2022
Ep. 195: Deep Walks
May 09, 2022
Ep. 194: The Surprising Math of Doing Less
May 02, 2022
Ep. 193: How do I read more?
Apr 25, 2022
Ep. 192 : Habit Tune-Up Returns!
Apr 21, 2022
Ep. 191: Can We Fix the Internet?
Apr 18, 2022
Ep. 190: CALLS: Managing Idea Notebooks
Apr 14, 2022
Ep. 189: Why Did The Times Drop Twitter?
Apr 11, 2022
Ep. 188: The Books I Read in March 2022
Apr 07, 2022
Ep. 187: Helping 100K Employees Work Deeper
Apr 04, 2022
Ep. 186: The Power of “Day Batching”
Mar 31, 2022
Ep. 185: How Do I Escape Filter Bubbles?
Mar 28, 2022
Ep. 184: REPLAY: The Productivity Baby Steps
Mar 24, 2022
Ep. 183: Crazy or Deep?
Mar 21, 2022
Ep. 182: Cal’s Business Model
Mar 17, 2022
Ep. 181: Should I Quit My Lawyer Job?
Mar 14, 2022
Ep. 180: CALLS: Four Day Weeks Aren’t Enough
Mar 10, 2022
Ep. 179: Do Techniques Beat Talent?
Mar 07, 2022
Ep. 178: CALLS: On Doing Hard Things
Mar 03, 2022
Ep. 177: Is Ambition Worth It?
Feb 28, 2022
Ep. 176: CALLS: Taming Information Overload
Feb 24, 2022
Ep. 175: What is the Deep Life?
Feb 21, 2022
Ep. 174: CALLS: Thinking for Yourself
Feb 17, 2022
Ep. 173: What is Deep Work?
Feb 14, 2022
Ep. 172: CALLS: The Books I Read in January 2022
Feb 10, 2022
Ep. 171: Is Slow Productivity the Solution to Burnout?
Feb 07, 2022
Ep. 170: CALLS: Don’t Follow Your Passion
Feb 03, 2022
Ep. 169: How Do I Manage My Time?
Jan 31, 2022
Ep. 168: Should I Quit My Law Partner Job?
Jan 27, 2022
Ep. 167: What Do We Look Like? (Videos Are Now Live!)
Jan 24, 2022
Ep. 166: LISTENER CALLS: The Deep Life vs. The Good Life
Jan 20, 2022
Ep. 165: Why Are We Burnt Out?
Jan 17, 2022
Ep. 164: LISTENER CALLS: Training for Hard Intellectual Work
Jan 13, 2022
Ep. 163: The Books I Read in December 2021
Jan 10, 2022
Ep. 162: LISTENER CALLS: Ambition and the Deep Life
Jan 06, 2022
Ep. 161: Should I Follow My Skill or My Passion?
Jan 03, 2022
Ep. 160: REPLAY: What is Discipline (and How Do I Get It?)
Dec 30, 2021
Ep. 159: REPLAY: How Much Should I Read?
Dec 27, 2021
Ep. 158: LISTENER CALLS: The Story of My First Book Deal
Dec 23, 2021
Ep. 157: JENNY BLAKE: Help Me Do Less!
Dec 20, 2021
Ep. 156: LISTENER CALLS: My Process for Writing New Yorker Articles
Dec 16, 2021
Ep. 155: Is Your Productivity System Leaking?
Dec 13, 2021
Ep. 154: LISTENER CALLS: Coping With a Hyperactive Job
Dec 09, 2021
Ep. 153: Why Was Ian Malcom Sent to Jurassic Park?
Dec 06, 2021
Ep. 152: LISTENER CALLS: The Magic of Autopilot Scheduling
Dec 02, 2021
Ep. 151: Should you move to the country?
Nov 29, 2021
Ep. 150: LISTENER CALLS: Finding More Family Time
Nov 25, 2021
Ep. 149: How Do I Tame Email?
Nov 22, 2021
Ep. 148: LISTENER CALLS: Decoding the Productive Pause
Nov 18, 2021
Ep.147: Why Did I Never Join Social Media?
Nov 15, 2021
Ep. 146: LISTENER CALLS: A Revolution is Coming in Knowledge Work
Nov 11, 2021
Ep. 145: Is the Deep Life Compatible with Serving Humanity?
Nov 08, 2021
Ep. 144: LISTENER CALLS: Is Overload Necessary?
Nov 04, 2021
Ep. 143: What Would You Say You Do Here?
Nov 01, 2021
Ep. 142: LISTENER CALLS: Making Hard Work Routine
Oct 28, 2021
Ep. 141: Is the Era of Social Media Ending?
Oct 25, 2021
Ep. 140: LISTENER CALLS: Frustration and the Deep Life
Oct 21, 2021
Ep. 139: Am I Good at Time Management or Just Lazy?
Oct 18, 2021
Ep. 138: LISTENER CALLS: How I Read So Much
Oct 14, 2021
Ep. 137: Why Am I Uncomfortable With Facebook Backlash?
Oct 11, 2021
Ep. 136: LISTENER CALLS: Reversing Burnout
Oct 07, 2021
Ep. 135: Is Screen Time Bad?
Oct 04, 2021
Ep. 134: LISTENER CALLS: Returning to Deep Work After the Pandemic
Sep 30, 2021
Ep. 133: How Do I Defeat Distraction?
Sep 27, 2021
Ep. 132: LISTENER CALLS: Managing Non-Work Tasks
Sep 23, 2021
Ep. 131: The Elements of the Deep Life
Sep 20, 2021
Ep. 130: LISTENER CALLS: Leadership vs. Availability
Sep 16, 2021
Ep. 129: How Do I Get My Kid Off His Smartphone?
Sep 13, 2021
Ep. 128: LISTENER CALLS: The Art of "No"
Sep 09, 2021
Ep. 127: Does Productivity Diminish Leisure? (with Brad Stulberg)
Sep 06, 2021
Ep. 126: LISTENER CALLS: A Tour of My Home Offices
Sep 02, 2021
Ep. 125: What is Discipline (and How Do I Get It?)
Aug 30, 2021
Ep. 124: LISTENER CALLS: Preserving Depth in the Vast Shallows
Aug 26, 2021
Ep. 123: What Is My Daily Routine?
Aug 23, 2021
Ep. 122: LISTENER CALLS: Figuring Out Your Values
Aug 19, 2021
Ep. 121: Is Writing Everyday Overrated? (with Srini Rao)
Aug 16, 2021
Ep. 120: LISTENER CALLS: Students' Diminishing Focus
Aug 12, 2021
Ep. 119: Does Accomplishment Require Overload?
Aug 09, 2021
Ep. 118: LISTENER CALLS: A Primer On My Planning Philosophy
Aug 05, 2021
Ep. 117: Should I Quit My Job to Become a Writer?
Aug 02, 2021
Ep. 116: RE-READING: Shop Class as Soulcraft (with Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness)
Jul 26, 2021
Ep. 115: JORDAN HARBINGER: What is the Future of Podcasting?
Jul 19, 2021
Ep. 114: LISTENER CALLS: Growing a Podcast Without Social Media
Jul 15, 2021
Ep. 113: How Do I Become a Deep Life Radical?
Jul 12, 2021
Ep. 112: LISTENER CALLS: The Productivity Baby Steps
Jul 08, 2021
Ep. 111: How Do I Tame Distracting Thoughts?
Jul 05, 2021
Ep. 110: LISTENER CALLS: Making the Deep Life Happen
Jul 01, 2021
Ep. 109: How Much Should I Read?
Jun 28, 2021
Ep. 108: LISTENER CALLS: Becoming Productive
Jun 24, 2021
Ep. 107: How Do I Stay Motivated on Long-Term Projects?
Jun 21, 2021
Ep. 106: LISTENER CALLS: Art Without Social Media
Jun 17, 2021
Ep. 105: Should I Read the News?
Jun 14, 2021
Ep. 104: LISTENER CALLS: Saying "No" Without Saying "No"
Jun 10, 2021
Ep. 103: What is the Relationship Between Order and Well-Being?
Jun 07, 2021
Ep. 102: BRAD STULBERG: How Do We Work Less?
Jun 03, 2021
Ep. 101: Does Productivity Impede the Deep Life?
May 31, 2021
Ep. 100: LISTENER CALLS: Scheduling Household Admin
May 27, 2021
Ep. 99: Should I Move to Sweden or Make Money?
May 24, 2021
Ep. 98: LISTENER CALLS: Choosing the Right Job
May 20, 2021
Ep. 97: Should I Outsource My Inbox?
May 17, 2021
Ep. 96: LISTENER CALLS: Emotional Distractions
May 13, 2021
Ep. 95: How Do I Maintain the Will to Do Deep Work?
May 10, 2021
Ep. 94: LISTENER CALLS: Battling Bothersome Bosses
May 06, 2021
Ep. 93: Am I Overcommitted or Bad at Time Management?
May 03, 2021
Ep. 92: LISTENER CALLS: The Perils of Coercive Productivity
Apr 29, 2021
Ep. 91: GREG MCKEOWN on Making Essential Work Effortless
Apr 26, 2021
Ep. 90: LISTENER CALLS: My Current Scheduling Setup
Apr 22, 2021
Ep. 89: Do I Need a Dumb Phone?
Apr 19, 2021
Ep. 88: LISTENER CALLS: My Notebooks and Instagram-Addicted Artists
Apr 15, 2021
Ep. 87: Should I Switch Careers to Pursue my Dream?
Apr 12, 2021
Ep. 86: LISTENER CALLS: Mastering the Art of Thinking While Walking
Apr 08, 2021
Ep. 85: Are NFTs Frivolous or Fundamental?
Apr 05, 2021
Ep. 84: LISTENER CALLS: Prioritizing Projects and Deep Decor
Apr 01, 2021
Ep. 83: Is Email Work?
Mar 29, 2021
Ep. 82: Habit Tune-Up: The Joys and Sorrows of Binge Working
Mar 25, 2021
Ep. 81: How Do I Avoid Burnout?
Mar 22, 2021
Ep. 80: Habit Tune-Up: Deep Work After Hard Days
Mar 18, 2021
Ep. 79: Should This Meeting Have Been an Email?
Mar 15, 2021
Ep. 78: Habit Tune-Up: Time Blocking vs. Bullet Journaling
Mar 11, 2021
Ep. 77: Does Email Have a Mind of Its Own?
Mar 08, 2021
Ep. 76: Habit Tune-Up: Email On Speed (Taming WhatsApp)
Mar 04, 2021
Ep. 75: JOSHUA FIELDS MILBURN on Saying "No" to Almost Everything
Mar 01, 2021
Ep. 74: Habit Tune-Up: Taming Trello
Feb 25, 2021
Ep. 73: Can I Become Rich Living Deeply?
Feb 22, 2021
Ep. 72: Habit Tune-Up: Excessive Planning Syndrome
Feb 18, 2021
Ep. 71: How Do We Escape the Autonomy Trap?
Feb 15, 2021
Ep. 70: Habit Tune-Up: Getting Things Done During a Terrible, Isolating Pandemic
Feb 11, 2021
Ep. 69: How Do I Find Joy in Leisure?
Feb 08, 2021
Ep. 68: Habit Tune-Up: The Power of Becoming Your Own Assistant
Feb 04, 2021
Ep. 67: TIM HARFORD on Leaving Academia to Become a Bestselling Writer
Feb 01, 2021
Ep. 66: Habit Tune-Up: Bullet Journaling vs. Trello
Jan 28, 2021
Ep. 65: Is Productivity Bad?
Jan 25, 2021
Ep. 64: Habit Tune-Up: A Look Inside My Book Research Systems
Jan 21, 2021
Ep. 63: How Do I Minimize Meetings?
Jan 18, 2021
Ep. 62: Habit Tune-Up: Managing Information in Your Inbox
Jan 14, 2021
Ep. 61: How Should I Tackle Big Projects?
Jan 11, 2021
Ep. 60: Habit Tune-Up: Getting Things Done on Distracting Days
Jan 07, 2021
Ep. 59: Why Be Productive?
Jan 04, 2021
Ep. 58: Habit Tune-Up: Clarifying Task Organization, Graduate Student Advice, and My Research Workflow
Dec 31, 2020
Ep. 57: Troubleshooting Shutdowns, Taming Overflowing Inboxes, and Tuning Core Values
Dec 28, 2020
Ep. 56: Habit Tune-Up: Escaping Academic Twitter, Time Blocking During Vacation, and Making Time for Big Projects
Dec 23, 2020
Ep. 55: Shallow Teams, Vague Goals, and Pandemic Screen Time
Dec 21, 2020
Ep. 54: Habit Tune-Up: Capture Tools, Getting Started, and Building Skills at Home
Dec 17, 2020
Ep. 53: Covey's Quads, "Perfect" Productivity Systems, and Reducing Laziness
Dec 14, 2020
Ep. 52: Habit Tune-Up: Pandemic-Induced Overload, Side Hustles, and Managing for Depth
Dec 10, 2020
Ep. 51: Saying "No", Building an Email List Without Social Media, and Falling Short of High Expectations | DEEP QUESTIONS
Dec 07, 2020
Ep. 50: Habit Tune-Up: Artificial Overload, Deep Retirement, and Motivational Crises
Dec 03, 2020
Ep. 49: Organizing Massive Projects, Taming IM, and Exploring the Deep Life Canon
Nov 30, 2020
Ep. 48: Habit Tune-Up: Deep Athletes, Idea Capture, and Distracting Rumination
Nov 26, 2020
Ep. 47: BRAD STULBERG on Burn Out, Career Transformation, and Intentional Living
Nov 23, 2020
Ep. 46: Habit Tune-Up: Mastering Teaching, Containing Emotional Emails, and Working Deeply with a Newborn
Nov 19, 2020
Ep. 45: My Trello Setup, Student and Screens, My Call for a Deep Reset | DEEP QUESTIONS
Nov 16, 2020
Ep. 44: Habit Tune-Up: Prioritizing Tasks, Balancing My Many Endeavors, and Resisting Radicalization
Nov 12, 2020
Ep. 43: Unproductive Days, Content Fatigue, and Cultivating Character | DEEP QUESTIONS
Nov 09, 2020
Ep. 42: GREG MCKEOWN and I Discuss Unplugging, Doing Less, and Finding Focus
Nov 05, 2020
Ep. 41: Selling Your First Book, Shallow Spouses, and My Dream Schedule | DEEP QUESTIONS
Nov 02, 2020
Ep. 40: Habit Tune-Up: Optimal Notebook Usage, Quarterly Planning, and Combating Burn Out
Oct 29, 2020
Ep. 39: DAVID EPSTEIN on Skills, Practice, and the Subtle Art of Cultivating a Meaningful Career
Oct 26, 2020
Ep. 38: Habit Tune-Up: Daily vs. Weekly Planning, Supercharging Home Offices, and Taming Demanding Jobs
Oct 22, 2020
Ep.37: The Planning Fallacy, Inbox Zero, and the Limits of Ethical Technology | DEEP QUESTIONS
Oct 19, 2020
Ep. 36: Habit Tune-Up: Scheduling Life Admin, Finding Time for Practice, and High-Tech Metric Tracking
Oct 15, 2020
Ep. 35: Managing Deeply, Quitting Facebook, and Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Information Overload | DEEP QUESTIONS
Oct 12, 2020
Ep. 34: Habit Tune-Up: Productivity Chimeras, OmniFocus, and Finding Time to Write
Oct 09, 2020
Ep 33: Rethinking Delegation, Pandemic Childcare, and Balancing Deep Work with Deep Hobbies
Oct 05, 2020
Ep. 32: Habit Tune-Up: Tracking Deliberate Practice, Getting Over the Fact Work is Hard, and Taming the Emotional Rigors of Depth
Oct 01, 2020
Ep. 31: RYAN HOLIDAY on Ranch Life, Fostering Discipline, and the Loss of Reading Culture
Sep 28, 2020
Ep. 30: Habit Tune-Up: Easing into Time Blocks, Planning Big Goals, and the Story of How I Sold My First Book
Sep 24, 2020
Ep. 29: My Daily Routine, Returning to Deep Work, and Digital Minimalism During a Pandemic | DEEP QUESTIONS
Sep 20, 2020
Ep. 28: Habit Tune-Up: Multiplying Eureka Moments, My Capture Setup, and Reducing Mass Email Destruction
Sep 17, 2020
Ep. 27: Inside My Planning Discipline, the Joys and Sorrows of Slack, and Finding Depth Among Shallow Friends | DEEP QUESTIONS
Sep 14, 2020
Ep. 26: Habit Tune-Up: My Fall Schedule, Tough Love for a Distracted Listener, and Deep Meetings
Sep 10, 2020
Ep. 25: Student Shutdown Rituals, Optimal Deep-to-Shallow Ratios, and the $20 Million Question | DEEP QUESTIONS
Sep 06, 2020
Ep. 24: Habit Tune-Up: Slaying the Productivity Hydra, Upgrading Careers, and Mastering a Difficult Job
Sep 03, 2020
Ep. 23: Email Saunas, Preaching Depth, and Rooted Productivity | DEEP QUESTIONS
Aug 30, 2020
Ep. 22: Habit Tune-Up: Seeking Depth When Working from Home, Academia's Email Problem, and Sequencing Projects
Aug 27, 2020
Ep. 21: Taming Writer's Block, the Exaggerated Importance of a Digital Presence, and the Miseries of Digital Living | DEEP QUESTIONS
Aug 23, 2020
Ep. 20: Habit Tune-Up: Productivity System Indecision, Embracing Boredom, and Craving Depth in a Shallow Job
Aug 20, 2020
Ep. 19: Calendar Shaming, Digital Detox Struggles, and the Unexpected Challenges of Autonomy | DEEP QUESTIONS
Aug 17, 2020
Ep. 18: Habit Tune-Up: Outsourcing Chores, Mitigating Unavoidable Distractions, and Productivity Beyond Basic Lists
Aug 13, 2020
Ep. 17: Delegation Without Email, Fighting Imposter Syndrome, and My Thoughts on Critical Theory | DEEP QUESTIONS
Aug 10, 2020
Ep. 16: Habit Tune-Up: Why Relaxation is Overrated and the Importance of Facing the Productivity Dragon
Aug 06, 2020
Ep. 15: Deep Work in Groups, Social Media in Politics, and Confronting Common Arguments Against My Work | DEEP QUESTIONS
Aug 03, 2020
Ep. 14: Habit Tune-Up: Publishing Strategies, Surviving Side Hustles, Productivity for Support Roles, and Cultivating Balance in the Pursuit of Depth
Jul 29, 2020
Ep. 13: Where I Work, Convincing Students to Disconnect, and Applying Deep Work to Deep Social Problems | DEEP QUESTIONS
Jul 27, 2020
Ep. 12: Habit Tune-Up: Office Hours, Rabbit Holes, Perfectionism, Phones as Escape, and Making Deep Work Deeper
Jul 23, 2020
Ep. 11: Work Resistance, Techno-Criticism, Tales from MIT, and the Depth-Destroying Power of Children | DEEP QUESTIONS
Jul 20, 2020
Ep. 10: Battling Email, Online Learning, and a Game Plan for Escaping a Shallow Life | DEEP QUESTIONS
Jul 13, 2020
Ep. 9: Habit Tune-Up: Dumbing Down Smartphones, Deep Habits, Progress on Non-Urgent Projects and Training Focus
Jul 09, 2020
Ep. 8: Fleeing a Collapsing Career, Taking Notes on Books, Building a Deep Life | DEEP QUESTIONS
Jul 06, 2020
Ep. 7: Habit Tune-Up: Time Blocking, Document Collaboration, Protecting Time and Doing Too Much
Jul 03, 2020
Ep. 6: Balancing the Personal and Professional, Unreasonable Email Expectations, and Avoiding Hard Creative Work | DEEP QUESTIONS
Jun 28, 2020
Ep. 5: Tackling Procrastination, Building a Productivity System from Scratch, and the Intellectual Shallowness of Social Media | DEEP QUESTIONS
Jun 21, 2020
Ep. 4: Promoting Books without Social Media, Facebook's Fatal Flaw, and Escaping Soul-Crushing Jobs | DEEP QUESTIONS
Jun 14, 2020
Ep. 3: Origin of my Productivity Obsession, Analog Relationships, and Detaching from Digital Judgment | DEEP QUESTIONS
Jun 09, 2020
Ep. 2: Improving Concentration, Influential Books, and Figuring Out What to Focus On | DEEP QUESTIONS
Jun 01, 2020
Ep. 1: My New Task System, Deep Work with Kids, and Finding Purpose in Distracted Times | DEEP QUESTIONS
May 28, 2020