Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 140: LISTENER CALLS: Frustration and the Deep Life

Oct 21, 2021

48:08

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What Is It That Drives People to Seek the Deep Life?

03:18

The Deep Life Path - The Application of Intention

03:29

The Importance of Discipline

04:46

Introduction

3min

Digital Minimalism

3min

What Is Happening to Technology?

2min

Is There a Techno Morality?

4min

How Do You Prioritize and Execute When You Have Fallen Behind?

2min

How Can You Find Time to Be Organized and Intentional When You Have Too Much Going On?

5min

The Deep Life Path - The Application of Intention

3min

Forsigmatic Mushroom Coffee Review

5min

The Importance of Discipline

5min

10.

How to Build a Career Capital in Research Focus Universities

2min

11.

Is Tenure a Good Idea?

3min

12.

How to Get to a High Level of Influence

5min

13.

What Is It That Drives People to Seek the Deep Life?

3min

14.

The Deep Life Book - The Ultimate Self Help Book

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.

DEEP DIVE: Smartphones and moral panics. [3:43]

LISTENER CALLS:
- Scheduling when you've fallen behind. [12:29]
- Squandering autonomy. [18:06]
- Hacking habits and the shortcomings of raw discipline. [26:11]
- Tenure and valuable skills. [31:38]
- Adding more to your plate without it tipping over. [36:24]
- Frustration and the Deep Life (and an update on my next book). [42:41]

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