Ep. 283: How To Organize Your Life

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

What is the correct first step in transforming your life into something deeper? Traditional advice says to start with a clear vision of what you value. Cal has been arguing that it’s instead more important to develop a foundation of discipline. In this episode, he explores a more specific variation of this idea: perhaps the best way to prepare to pursue the big is to first learn how to control the small.
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Deep Dive: How to organize your life [2:31]
- How do I “stay deep” when facing major changes? [36:37]
- How do I relax when I’m always so busy? [39:13]
- What is the difference between rituals and routines? [43:09]
- Can playing video games be part of a deep life? [51:27]
- Can deep life buckets connect to strategic plans? [57:39]
- CALL: Juggling multiple priorities to live a deep life [1:01:39]
CASE STUDY: Becoming organized to prevent overwhelm [1:07:32]
CAL REACTS: How many books did you read in 2023? [1:13:47]
Links:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/05/how-many-books-did-you-read-2023-see-how-you-stack-up/
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Capitole

1. Ep. 283: How To Organize Your Life (00:00:00)

2. Deep Dive: How to organize your life (00:02:31)

3. How do I “stay deep” when facing major changes? (00:36:37)

4. How do I relax when I’m always so busy? (00:39:13)

5. What is the difference between rituals and routines? (00:43:09)

6. Can playing video games be part of a deep life? (00:51:27)

7. Can deep life buckets connect to strategic plans? (00:57:39)

8. CALL: Juggling multiple priorities to live a deep life (01:01:39)

9. CASE STUDY: Becoming organized to prevent overwhelm (01:07:32)

10. CAL REACTS:  How many books did you read in 2023? (01:13:47)