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Ep. 329: The Tao of Cal

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Navigating Career Transitions with Lifestyle-Centric Planning

This chapter discusses how to successfully navigate career changes while keeping essential skills intact, emphasizing the balance between freedom and responsibility. A remote software engineer shares insights on the challenges of loneliness and the search for community, weighing the benefits of relocating for career growth against a fulfilling lifestyle. It introduces the concept of lifestyle-centric planning as a means to harmonize professional aspirations with personal values, and highlights strategies for enhancing productivity through a slow, deliberate approach.

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