Ep. 173: What is Deep Work?

Hosted byCal Newport

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:  tinyurl.com/b2rkctfj

CORE IDEA:  Deep Work [5:10]

DEEP WORK QUESTIONS:

• How much should I care about promoting my work? [28:07]
• When do you write your weekly plan? [33:22]
• What does Cal think about digital notebooks? [34:00]
• Why is everyone so bad at email? [36:45]
• What is Cal’s advice for a distracted high school student? [40:02]

DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS:

• Does disconnection improve creativity? [50:57]
• How do I teach my kids to focus? [57:52]
• How do I get my students off their phones? [1:02:20]
• What does Cal think about the book “Four-Thousand Weeks”? [1:05:21]

Thanks to our Sponsors:

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Grammarly:  Grammarly.com/Deep

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

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