4min chapter

Deep Questions with Cal Newport cover image

Ep. 188: The Books I Read in March 2022

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

CHAPTER

How Do I Accomplise Boredom?

In deep work, embrace boredom. But i don't argue like, let's go seek out staring at the wall and like we're gong to get inside, or whatever. If you always look at your phone when you're bored, your mind won't tolerate the lack of stimuli in doing something like deep work. I'm not a boredom booster. To me, it just means you have to be doing something that you could have done 25 years ago. It's lik you're trying to simulate whatever. So so for me, this is how i'm defining boredom, his absence of highly palatable digital distractions.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode