Ep. 218: Work vs. Meaning

Hosted byCal Newport

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DEEP DIVE: Work vs. Meaning [4:48]

• How do I design a life I love? [33:37]
• Is it okay that I use adult coloring books? [47:19]
• Is listening to music a good source of solitude? [49:33]
• How do I enjoy the present while planning for a deeper future? [54:42]
• CALL: Should I take over my dad’s business? [1:03:24]
• How do I stop binge-watching YouTube after work? [1:12:02]
• Does Cal process his WorkingMemory.txt file to empty every day? [1:18:06]
• Does Cal keep a journal? [1:22:09]

MAILBAG: [1:29:25]

• Holly Black’s enchanted home [1:30:10]

enchantedlivingmagazine.com/a-writers-cozy-lair/

• Bram Stoker’s “method writing” [1:34:17]

theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/09/cutting-his-teeth-how-bram-stoker-found-his-inner-dracula-in-scotland

• A new deep life bucket [1:35:56]
• The deep life of a professional stone skipper [1:37:23]

outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/water-activities/stone-skipping-kurt-steiner/

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

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