Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 109: How Much Should I Read?

Jun 28, 2021

01:08:39

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Episode notes

The Pursuit of the Deep Life

01:34

How Hard Should You Push Back Against Your Company Culture?

03:17

Ferguson's Theory of Network Science

02:15

Introduction

4min

The Square and the Tower by Karl Yung

2min

Ferguson's Theory of Network Science

2min

A Book Review - A Great Book, a Book Review

3min

So Good, They Can't Ignore You

2min

Is Your Job in Conflict With Your Values?

2min

How Hard Should You Push Back Against Your Company Culture?

3min

The Deep Work - The Subsequent Work Strategy

2min

The Collaborative Principle of a World Without Email

2min

10.

How to Get Away From the Hive Min's Excesses

3min

11.

Productivity to High Level Athletics

2min

12.

What Is the Best Strategy for the Immediate Post PhD?

3min

13.

Using Office Hours to Help Subject Matter Experts Stay Focused

2min

14.

How to Get the Right Answer to a Question on a Trello Card

2min

15.

Building Up Questions Consciously in Trella Boards

2min

16.

A World Without Male - Is Emal a Mistake?

2min

17.

The Office Got Large in the Twenty-First Century

2min

18.

The Sinkerness of Large Office Productivity

2min

19.

A World Without Emal Di Debut on the New York Times Bestseller List

2min

20.

New York Times Best Seller List

3min

21.

The Deep Questions Podcast - Is Your Audience Big Enough?

2min

22.

Optimize Dotme Slash Coach - Dash Over View

2min

23.

Magic Spoon Is a Kito Friendly, GMO Free, Low Carb and GMO Friendly Product.

2min

24.

Do You See Value in Keeping a Daily Record of Significant Activity?

2min

25.

Discipline Is Not Constraint

3min

26.

The Disciplined System of Resiliency Building Activities

3min

27.

Engaging in the Deep Life

2min

28.

The Pursuit of the Deep Life

2min

29.

Are There Wrong Ways to Pursue a Deep Life?

2min

30.

The Keystone Habits of Your Life

2min

31.

How Do You Find Day Time to Read?

2min

32.

How Much Reading Do You Really Have?

2min

33.

The Reading Life - A Challenge to Try Londoner

58sec

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

BOOK REPORT: The Square and the Tower [3:6]

DEEP WORK QUESTIONS

- What should I do if I like my job but dislike the industry? [11:41]
- How hard should I push back against a shallow company culture? [16:15]
- Is productivity only for people with certain personality types? [25:05]
- What is the best strategy for an aspiring academic? [27:30]
- Should I ask experts or learn on my own? [29:23]
- Can you tell me more about the CIA's mail tubes? [34:45]
- How do I get on the New York Times bestseller list? [40:36]

DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS
- Is there value in keeping a daily record of significant activity? [49:50]
- Can I pursue the deep life if I have mental health issues? [56:06]
- Are there wrong ways to pursue the deep life? [1:00:22]
- How much time do I (Cal) spend reading? [1:04:09]

Thanks to Jay Kerstens for the intro music and Mark Miles for mastering.