How to Build a Life, a Deeper Life

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Kids appreciate the stability, they will pick up the stability. It's a sort of a show, don't tell strategy. I do also think it's important to talk with kids specifically about building, intentionally, a life, a deeper life. Discipline is important for for this reason. And make the most of your time here. Knowing what's what you want in life is important. Engineering around that's important. Here's why we live here. The other thing i would recommend is You have to resist the the appeal of using your kids as a proxy for your own accomplishments. This is a big d c area thing. If you got everything at the highest grade? Your parents are getting kicked

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- Deep Dive: Quiet Quitting [4:00]

- How can I motivate my kids to have Cal’s work ethic? [24:28]
- What are Cal’s tips for writing better articles? [34:48]
- Are someday/maybe lists worth it? [44:33]
- How can a researcher embrace slow productivity? [48:24]
- Why did Cal switch from Roam to Obsidian note-taking software? [53:47]

CASE STUDY: A World Without Email got my team through a crisis [57:01]

- How can I concentrate on work with so many bad things happening in the world? [1:09:31]
- What if I don’t enjoy the deep life I designed? [1:20:16]

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