Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 136: LISTENER CALLS: Reversing Burnout

Oct 7, 2021

54:13

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How to Overcome Anxiety When Working on Non-Work Tasks

04:48

The Importance of Education

04:05

From Med School to a Life in Medicine: A Journey

04:58

The Homeric Greeks - A Good Book, Good Arguments

01:32

Introduction

4min

Getting Back to Clients in a Timely Fashion

3min

Is There an Alternative?

6min

How Do I Upkeep My Values?

3min

Is Productivity Going Too Far?

3min

Taking Control of Your Time Outside of Work

5min

Blinkest - The Best Selling Mushroom Coffee

3min

The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin

4min

The History of John Adams and Corse Franklin

4min

10.

The Homeric Greeks - A Good Book, Good Arguments

2min

11.

Getting Lost in Appreciation - That's the Right Wood or It's Not

3min

12.

Is It a Good Idea to Have a Small Group?

4min

13.

Burnout and Students

2min

14.

I Can't Do Work Like That Anymore

2min

15.

The Extrinsic Control Factors in Medical Training

4min

16.

Clinical Depression

3min

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.

OPENING: Some Thoughts on Slow Productivity. [0:21]

LISTENER CALLS

- Taming client email as a busy lawyer.[3:44]
- How I maintain my systems. [11:42]
- The danger of too much productivity. [[17:02]
- Benjamin Franklin, tedious Harvard types, and awe. [22:54]
- Students and theory. [34:12]
- Reversing burnout. [38:05]

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Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 136: LISTENER CALLS: Reversing Burnout

How to Overcome Anxiety When Working on Non-Work Tasks

The Importance of Education

From Med School to a Life in Medicine: A Journey

The Homeric Greeks - A Good Book, Good Arguments

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