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January 19, 2023

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Ep. 229: Developing Discipline

December 25, 2022

Ep. 227: Visions of the Deep Life?

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December 24, 2022

Ep. 219: The Deep Reset

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Ep. 186: The Power of “Day Batching”

December 23, 2022

Ep. 185: How Do I Escape Filter Bubbles?

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December 22, 2022

Ep. 181: Should I Quit My Lawyer Job?

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Ep. 179: Do Techniques Beat Talent?

Ep. 178: CALLS: On Doing Hard Things

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Ep. 170: CALLS: Don’t Follow Your Passion

Ep. 169: How Do I Manage My Time?

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Ep. 160: REPLAY: What is Discipline (and How Do I Get It?)

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Ep. 158: LISTENER CALLS: The Story of My First Book Deal

Ep. 157: JENNY BLAKE: Help Me Do Less!

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Ep. 154: LISTENER CALLS: Coping With a Hyperactive Job

Ep. 153: Why Was Ian Malcom Sent to Jurassic Park?

Ep. 152: LISTENER CALLS: The Magic of Autopilot Scheduling

Ep. 151: Should you move to the country?

Ep. 150: LISTENER CALLS: Finding More Family Time

Ep. 149: How Do I Tame Email?

December 4, 2022

Ep. 148: LISTENER CALLS: Decoding the Productive Pause

Ep. 147: Why Did I Never Join Social Media?

Ep. 146: LISTENER CALLS: A Revolution is Coming in Knowledge Work

Ep. 145: Is the Deep Life Compatible with Serving Humanity?

Ep. 144: LISTENER CALLS: Is Overload Necessary?

December 2, 2022

Ep. 143: Is the Era of Social Media Ending?

Ep. 142: LISTENER CALLS: Making Hard Work Routine

Ep. 141: Is the Era of Social Media Ending?

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

Ep. 139: Am I Good at Time Management or Just Lazy?

Ep. 138: LISTENER CALLS: How I Read So Much

Ep. 137: Why Am I Uncomfortable With Facebook Backlash?

Ep. 136: LISTENER CALLS: Reversing Burnout

Ep. 135: Is Screen Time Bad?

Ep. 134: LISTENER CALLS: Returning to Deep Work After the Pandemic

Ep. 133: How Do I Defeat Distraction?

Ep. 132: LISTENER CALLS: Managing Non-Work Tasks

November 28, 2022

Ep. 131: The Elements of the Deep Life

Ep. 130: LISTENER CALLS: Leadership vs. Availability

Ep. 129: How Do I Get My Kid Off His Smartphone?

Ep. 128: LISTENER CALLS: The Art of “No”

Ep. 127: Does Productivity Diminish Leisure? (with Brad Stulberg)

Ep. 126: LISTENER CALLS: A Tour of My Home Offices

Ep. 125: What is Discipline (and How Do I Get It?)

Ep. 124: LISTENER CALLS: Preserving Depth in the Vast Shallows

Ep. 123: What Is My Daily Routine?

Ep. 122: LISTENER CALLS: Figuring Out Your Values

Ep. 121: Is Writing Everyday Overrated? (with Srini Rao)

Ep. 120: LISTENER CALLS: Students’ Diminishing Focus

Ep. 119: Does Accomplishment Require Overload?

Ep. 118: LISTENER CALLS: A Primer On My Planning Philosophy

Ep. 117: Should I Quit My Job to Become a Writer?

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Ep. 115: JORDAN HARBINGER: What is the Future of Podcasting?

Ep. 114: LISTENER CALLS: Growing a Podcast Without Social Media

Ep. 113: How Do I Become a Deep Life Radical?

Ep. 111: How Do I Tame Distracting Thoughts?

Ep. 112: LISTENER CALLS: The Productivity Baby Steps

Ep. 110: LISTENER CALLS: Making the Deep Life Happen

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Ep. 109: How Much Should I Read?

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Ep. 108: LISTENER CALLS: Becoming Productive

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Ep. 106: LISTENER CALLS: Art Without Social Media

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Ep. 105: Should I Read the News?

June 10, 2021

Ep. 104: LISTENER CALLS: Saying “No” Without Saying “No”

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Ep. 103: What is the Relationship Between Order and Well-Being?

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