Cal Newport

I'm going to edit in the morning.

In the afternoon, we share a trainer, so we're going to train and then think big thoughts about the world of writing.

So that's going to be a cool trip.

So as you hear this, I'm on my way to finish my edits among the crisp mountain air of Asheville, North Carolina.

Um, yeah, I think writing's hard.

Uh, like today I was struggling with, because this type of thing I struggle with, you know, chapter one, right?

Chapter one of the book, uh, here is the, you know, what is our approach?

Here's what the deep life is.

I'm going to kind of get to in the intro, but I'm like, let's get the formal definition of the deep life.

What is the approach we're going to pursue in this book?

And I set up two contrasting approaches.

There's what I say is like the most common model that people think when they think about the deep life is something I call the phase shift model, which is like a singular event.

So either a radical change or really impressive accomplishment.

will deliver me a deep life.

So I need to like move to an island or, you know, win this major award.

And then, and then I will have a deep life.

Right.

And I argue that doesn't work.

Right.

No singular achievement is actually, it doesn't last.