When it comes to organized realization, deeper living, these type of life-related disciplines, I've come to believe it's most useful to think about this as a practiced ability. If you're raised with parents that were more haphazard and were more disorganized, you got no practice. When they're now 28, this comes very easily, much in the way that if you grew up with athletic parents and were long-wocked and running involved in sports your whole life, running to 5K comes very easily.
How do you leave a life of superficial distraction and cultivate something deeper? In today’s episode, Cal describes “The Deep Life Stack,” an approach to cultivating a deep life that starts with overhauling the person before making the big decisions.
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
Today’s Deep Question: How do I rebuild my life into something deeper? [6:29]
- Is the deep life only available to those with high salaries? [31:55]
- How do I co-create a deep life with my partner? [41:48]
- Is there a genetic component to depth? [45:24]
- What are Cal’s thoughts on the book “Designing Your Life”? [58:31]
Something Interesting: Forget AI. Apple’s all in on AR. (And this is smart.) [1:06:34]
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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.