Deep Questions with Cal Newport Ep. 373: The Internet’s Best Advice for Reinventing Your Life
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Oct 6, 2025 Explore the art of life reinvention with actionable insights from leading thinkers. Learn how to navigate overwhelm by setting achievable goals and creating a multi-scale planning system. Discover strategies for extracting wisdom from books and visualizing your ideal lifestyle amidst change. Hear advice on transitioning careers after burnout and the importance of maintaining flexibility with family commitments. Plus, uncover a five-step all-star reset strategy to reclaim control of your life and enhance productivity.
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Weekly Brain Dump And Review
- Keep a single task system and update it weekly, adding new items and crossing out irrelevant ones.
- Review and pick a few items each week to reduce the amorphous stress of "too much to do."
Run A 30-Day Information Audit
- Log daily media use in a simple spreadsheet for 30 days with categories and a subjective score each day.
- Use patterns to build an information plan that maximizes days you rate highly and minimizes harmful consumption.
Pick Slayable Dragons
- Choose goals that stretch you but are actually attainable so failure doesn't become self-defeating.
- Hold a vision for a life area, then pick a single next goal that slays a manageable "dragon."
