Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 179: Do Techniques Beat Talent?

Mar 7, 2022

01:00:53

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The Influence of Talk Radio and Long Form Podcasts

03:11

Pod Casting

05:09

Time Blocking

02:09

Is There a Limit to What You Can Do?

04:52

Introduction

2min

Do You Wear Masks Indoors?

4min

The Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey

2min

Book Review - And She Goes There

4min

The Sky's Memoir

4min

'The Loop' by Jacob Orb

4min

The Book Review - War and the Fall

2min

The Last Stevenson Book I Read Was Seven Eaves

2min

I'll Be the Dream.

2min

10.

How to Read a Book in March?

4min

11.

How Workable Helps You Hiring

4min

12.

Time Blocking

2min

13.

Working Smarter Beat Talent

4min

14.

Is There a Limit to What You Can Do?

5min

15.

Deep Work

5min

16.

Athletic Greens

6min

17.

Pod Casting

5min

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

Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia

The Books I Read in February 2022 [4:45]

DEEP WORK QUESTIONS:

- Can you implement Cal’s productivity tips without time-blocking? [32:46]
- Does technique beat talent? [37:28]
- Do you recommend multiple email accounts for someone who works at different institutions? [43:12]
- Can intense collaborative work be considered deep? [44:52]

DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS:

- Are podcasts good for you? [52:11]
- Can you elaborate on concentration calisthenics? [57:29]

Thanks to our Sponsors:

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Athletic Green: athleticgreens.com/deep

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

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Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 179: Do Techniques Beat Talent?

The Influence of Talk Radio and Long Form Podcasts

Pod Casting

Time Blocking

Is There a Limit to What You Can Do?

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