Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Episodes
Ep. 207: A Digital Minimalism Intervention (w/ JAMIE KILSTEIN)
02 Aug 2022
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In today’s episode, we try something different: a special two-part conversation in which Cal coaches his longtime friend, comedian and podcast pione...
Ep 206 – Striving to do less
25 Jul 2022
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With Cal away on vacation, he decides to tackle 8 questions in a row, all in one take, with no breaks! Ian Fleming’s writing process [1:13] - How ...
Ep. 205: Why I’m a Bad Correspondent
18 Jul 2022
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With Jesse away on vacation, Cal decides to tackle 10 questions in a row, all in one take, with no breaks, covering everything from complaints about C...
Ep. 204: Deep Life Principles
11 Jul 2022
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Cal Reacts: A slow productivity case study [5:19]- What do you think about planning two weeks out instead of one? [25:52]- How can I brainwash my litt...
Ep. 203: Taming Meetings
04 Jul 2022
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Ep. 202: TikTok Dismisses Facebook
27 Jun 2022
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Ep. 201: Making a Living Online
20 Jun 2022
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Ep. 200: Decoding the Deep Life
13 Jun 2022
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Ep. 199: Quieting an Ambitious Brain
10 Jun 2022
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Ep. 198: The Second Principle of Slow Productivity
30 May 2022
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Ep. 197: I’m Writing a New Book
23 May 2022
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Ep. 196: Shutting Down Anxiety
15 May 2022
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Ep. 195: Deep Walks
09 May 2022
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Ep. 194: The Surprising Math of Doing Less
02 May 2022
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Ep. 193: How do I read more?
25 Apr 2022
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Ep. 192 : Habit Tune-Up Returns!
21 Apr 2022
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Ep. 191: Can We Fix the Internet?
18 Apr 2022
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Ep. 190: CALLS: Managing Idea Notebooks
14 Apr 2022
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Ep. 189: Why Did The Times Drop Twitter?
11 Apr 2022
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Ep. 188: The Books I Read in March 2022
07 Apr 2022
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Ep. 187: Helping 100K Employees Work Deeper
04 Apr 2022
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Ep. 186: The Power of “Day Batching”
31 Mar 2022
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Ep. 185: How Do I Escape Filter Bubbles?
28 Mar 2022
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Ep. 184: REPLAY: The Productivity Baby Steps
24 Mar 2022
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Ep. 183: Crazy or Deep?
21 Mar 2022
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Ep. 182: Cal’s Business Model
17 Mar 2022
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Ep. 181: Should I Quit My Lawyer Job?
14 Mar 2022
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Ep. 180: CALLS: Four Day Weeks Aren’t Enough
10 Mar 2022
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Ep. 179: Do Techniques Beat Talent?
07 Mar 2022
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Ep. 178: CALLS: On Doing Hard Things
03 Mar 2022
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Ep. 177: Is Ambition Worth It?
28 Feb 2022
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Ep. 176: CALLS: Taming Information Overload
24 Feb 2022
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Ep. 175: What is the Deep Life?
21 Feb 2022
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Ep. 174: CALLS: Thinking for Yourself
17 Feb 2022
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Ep. 173: What is Deep Work?
14 Feb 2022
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Ep. 172: CALLS: The Books I Read in January 2022
10 Feb 2022
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Ep. 171: Is Slow Productivity the Solution to Burnout?
07 Feb 2022
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Ep. 170: CALLS: Don’t Follow Your Passion
03 Feb 2022
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Ep. 169: How Do I Manage My Time?
31 Jan 2022
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Ep. 168: Should I Quit My Law Partner Job?
27 Jan 2022
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Ep. 167: What Do We Look Like? (Videos Are Now Live!)
24 Jan 2022
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Ep. 166: LISTENER CALLS: The Deep Life vs. The Good Life
20 Jan 2022
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Ep. 165: Why Are We Burnt Out?
17 Jan 2022
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Ep. 164: LISTENER CALLS: Training for Hard Intellectual Work
13 Jan 2022
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Ep. 163: The Books I Read in December 2021
10 Jan 2022
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Ep. 162: LISTENER CALLS: Ambition and the Deep Life
06 Jan 2022
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Ep. 161: Should I Follow My Skill or My Passion?
03 Jan 2022
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Ep. 160: REPLAY: What is Discipline (and How Do I Get It?)
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Because I'm away on vacation these week, I'm replaying a classic show from the Deep Questions archives. This is Episode 125, which originally ran back...
Ep. 159: REPLAY: How Much Should I Read?
27 Dec 2021
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Because I'm away on vacation these week, I'm replaying a classic show from the Deep Questions archives. This is Episode 109, which originally ran back...
Ep. 158: LISTENER CALLS: The Story of My First Book Deal
23 Dec 2021
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Ep. 157: JENNY BLAKE: Help Me Do Less!
20 Dec 2021
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In this episode, author Jenny Blake joins me for a conversation about her new book, FREE TIME: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business (https://itsfre...
Ep. 156: LISTENER CALLS: My Process for Writing New Yorker Articles
16 Dec 2021
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Ep. 155: Is Your Productivity System Leaking?
13 Dec 2021
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Ep. 154: LISTENER CALLS: Coping With a Hyperactive Job
09 Dec 2021
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Ep. 153: Why Was Ian Malcom Sent to Jurassic Park?
06 Dec 2021
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Ep. 152: LISTENER CALLS: The Magic of Autopilot Scheduling
02 Dec 2021
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Ep. 151: Should you move to the country?
29 Nov 2021
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Ep. 150: LISTENER CALLS: Finding More Family Time
25 Nov 2021
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Ep. 149: How Do I Tame Email?
22 Nov 2021
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Ep. 148: LISTENER CALLS: Decoding the Productive Pause
18 Nov 2021
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Ep.147: Why Did I Never Join Social Media?
15 Nov 2021
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Ep. 146: LISTENER CALLS: A Revolution is Coming in Knowledge Work
11 Nov 2021
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Ep. 145: Is the Deep Life Compatible with Serving Humanity?
08 Nov 2021
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Ep. 144: LISTENER CALLS: Is Overload Necessary?
04 Nov 2021
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Ep. 143: What Would You Say You Do Here?
01 Nov 2021
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Ep. 142: LISTENER CALLS: Making Hard Work Routine
28 Oct 2021
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Ep. 141: Is the Era of Social Media Ending?
25 Oct 2021
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DEEP DIVE: Is the Era of Social Media Ending? [2:37]DEEP WORK QUESTIONS: - Did COVID-19 closures change my (Cal's) thoughts on my working situation? ...
Ep. 140: LISTENER CALLS: Frustration and the Deep Life
21 Oct 2021
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Ep. 139: Am I Good at Time Management or Just Lazy?
18 Oct 2021
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Ep. 138: LISTENER CALLS: How I Read So Much
14 Oct 2021
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Ep. 137: Why Am I Uncomfortable With Facebook Backlash?
11 Oct 2021
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DEEP DIVE: Why Am I Uncomfortable With Facebook Backlash? [1:16]DEEP WORK QUESTIONS: - How do I work deeper in a job that is inherently fractured? [1...
Ep. 136: LISTENER CALLS: Reversing Burnout
07 Oct 2021
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Ep. 135: Is Screen Time Bad?
04 Oct 2021
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Ep. 134: LISTENER CALLS: Returning to Deep Work After the Pandemic
30 Sep 2021
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Ep. 133: How Do I Defeat Distraction?
27 Sep 2021
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Ep. 132: LISTENER CALLS: Managing Non-Work Tasks
23 Sep 2021
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OPENING RANT: Facebook Knows It's Hurting Teenagers [3:22]LISTENER CALLS: - Interfacing with the hive mind. [17:45] - The relationship between tasks...
Ep. 131: The Elements of the Deep Life
20 Sep 2021
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Ep. 130: LISTENER CALLS: Leadership vs. Availability
16 Sep 2021
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Ep. 129: How Do I Get My Kid Off His Smartphone?
13 Sep 2021
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Ep. 128: LISTENER CALLS: The Art of "No"
09 Sep 2021
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Ep. 127: Does Productivity Diminish Leisure? (with Brad Stulberg)
06 Sep 2021
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In today's episode, I am joined by longtime friend of the show Brad Stulberg, who has a new book out called THE PRACTICE OF GROUNDEDNESS (https://theg...
Ep. 126: LISTENER CALLS: A Tour of My Home Offices
02 Sep 2021
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Ep. 125: What is Discipline (and How Do I Get It?)
30 Aug 2021
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Ep. 124: LISTENER CALLS: Preserving Depth in the Vast Shallows
26 Aug 2021
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Ep. 123: What Is My Daily Routine?
23 Aug 2021
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Ep. 122: LISTENER CALLS: Figuring Out Your Values
19 Aug 2021
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Ep. 121: Is Writing Everyday Overrated? (with Srini Rao)
16 Aug 2021
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In today's episode, I am joined in studio by my longtime podcasting friend Srini Rao, host of the incredible Unmistakable Creative podcast (https://un...
Ep. 120: LISTENER CALLS: Students' Diminishing Focus
12 Aug 2021
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Ep. 119: Does Accomplishment Require Overload?
09 Aug 2021
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Ep. 118: LISTENER CALLS: A Primer On My Planning Philosophy
05 Aug 2021
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Ep. 117: Should I Quit My Job to Become a Writer?
02 Aug 2021
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Ep. 116: RE-READING: Shop Class as Soulcraft (with Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness)
26 Jul 2021
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In this episode, Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness join me to talk through Matt Crawford's classic 2009 book: "Shop Class as Soulcraft." We get into its...
Ep. 115: JORDAN HARBINGER: What is the Future of Podcasting?
19 Jul 2021
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In this episode, podcast maven Jordan Harbinger joins me for a collaborative deep dive on the topic of podcasting. We take a close look at the current...
Ep. 114: LISTENER CALLS: Growing a Podcast Without Social Media
15 Jul 2021
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Ep. 113: How Do I Become a Deep Life Radical?
12 Jul 2021
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Ep. 112: LISTENER CALLS: The Productivity Baby Steps
08 Jul 2021
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Ep. 111: How Do I Tame Distracting Thoughts?
05 Jul 2021
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Ep. 110: LISTENER CALLS: Making the Deep Life Happen
01 Jul 2021
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Ep. 109: How Much Should I Read?
28 Jun 2021
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Ep. 108: LISTENER CALLS: Becoming Productive
24 Jun 2021
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