Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 150: LISTENER CALLS: Finding More Family Time

Nov 25, 2021

54:30

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Is There Too Much on Your Plate?

04:59

How to Stop Taking on Clients

05:11

Do You Have a Time Block Planner?

02:18

Introduction

2min

Deep Questions, Episode One 50

2min

How to Get the Best Looking Zoom Background in a Studio.

3min

When Should Tasks Live on My Calendar?

2min

What Type of Task Do I Put on My Calendar?

4min

How to Get the Most Out of Your Online Presence

3min

Why You Shouldn't Have a Twitter Following

3min

Creating an Online Presence - Be Incredibly Specific and Focused

5min

Grammarly Can Help You Communicate Better Than Ever Before

2min

10.

Are You Getting Too Much Done Outside of Work?

2min

11.

How to Stop Taking on Clients

5min

12.

Is There Too Much on Your Plate?

5min

13.

I'm a Sofhaware Engineer, and I Want More Quality Time With My Family

2min

14.

Do You Have a Time Block Planner?

2min

15.

Are You Going to Lose Weight?

2min

16.

Parentine Life as if You're a Woman

4min

17.

Investing Queer Capital as a Student

6min

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.

DEEP DIVE: When should tasks live on my calendar? [7:24]

LISTENER CALLS:

- Online presences for novelists [14:13]
- Not getting stuff done outside of work [26:10]
- Managing team workload [32:19]
- Finding more family time [39:37]
- Leveraging career capital early in one’s career [47:48]

Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.