Ep. 309: Deep Habits

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

On this show, we often talk about major overhauls to your work and life. In this episode, we go the other way and focus on the small habits that can make a big difference. In more detail, Cal describes eight surprisingly small strategies – four focused on work and four focused on life outside of work – for finding more depth in a distracted world. He then answers listener questions and reacts to a recent article about pushback to calls to limiting social media for kids.
Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo

Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia
Deep Habits [2:46]
- Can I keep my weekly plan in my workingmemory.txt file? [31:13]
- Do you experience any pleasure during deep work? [33:39]
- How many deep work sessions should I do each working week? [38:23]
- How can I prioritize my goals in my personal life? [40:58]
- Does the suggestion to “limit daily goals” conflict with time blocking? [44:09]
CASE STUDY: Building my career around a desired lifestyle [45:53]
CAL REACTS: Countering Pushback to Limiting Social Media for Kids [54:26]
Links:

• Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at calnewport.com/slow
• Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/
• Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?
• washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/27/social-media-warning-label-surgeon-general-counterarguments/
• english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2024-07-06/cal-newport-the-man-who-never-procrastinates.html

Thanks to our Sponsors:

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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for the slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering.

Capitole

1. Ep. 309: Deep Habits (00:00:00)

2. Deep Habits (00:02:46)

3. Can I keep my weekly plan in my workingmemory.txt file? (00:31:13)

4. Do you experience any pleasure during deep work? (00:33:39)

5. How many deep work sessions should I do each working week? (00:38:23)

6. How can I prioritize my goals in my personal life? (00:40:58)

7. Does the suggestion to “limit daily goals” conflict with time blocking? (00:44:09)

8. CASE STUDY: Building my career around a desired lifestyle (00:45:53)

9. CAL REACTS: Countering Pushback to Limiting Social Media for Kids (00:54:26)