Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 104: LISTENER CALLS: Saying "No" Without Saying "No"

Jun 10, 2021

42:17

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How to Optimize Your Note Book System

03:45

How to Defer to Office Hours for Clarification and Expansion

04:04

I'm Not on Social Media, I Can Reach a Lot of People

03:19

Introduction

4min

Do You Need Daily Time Block Planning?

4min

How to Get More Out of Your Freelancers

2min

How Do I Respond to Emales?

3min

The Anxiety Producing Emales - How to Reduce the Asymmetry

1min

How to Defer to Office Hours for Clarification and Expansion

4min

Is Your Quota Right?

2min

How to Write Notes in a More Agonized Way?

2min

How to Optimize Your Note Book System

4min

10.

Forsigmatic Mushroom Coffee - Exclusive Offer for Deep Questions Listeners

4min

11.

How to Market an Online Course When You Don't Have Social Media

3min

12.

I'm Not on Social Media, I Can Reach a Lot of People

3min

13.

Do You Play Video Games?

4min

14.

Video Games Aren't Just for Teens

2min

Below are the topics covered in today's listener calls mini-episode (with timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.

- Balancing the unpredictable demands of a small business. [3:16]
- Taming emails when it's hard to say "no". [10:02]
- Notebook overkill. [20:47]
- On adverting and social media.[29:52]
- My thoughts on video games. [35:45]

Thanks to Jay Kerstens for the intro music.