Below are the questions covered in today’s episode (with their timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.
DEEP WORK QUESTIONS
– Are some people more suited for deep work than others? [3:03]
– How do I tame post-shutdown excitement? [6:42]
– How to I deal with ambiguous deep work? [12:50]
– Can you (Cal) elaborate on the Friction/Flow/Finalization project pathway? [15:50]
– How do you time-block plan in a company obsessed with last minute meetings? [21:30]
DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS
– Are you (Cal) a control freak? [35:20]
– What have you (Cal) learned from the pandemic? [39:13]
– Would you (Cal) do your CS research and writing if you couldn’t share it? [46:00}
– How did you (Cal) never get tempted to join a social media platform? [50:17]
– Is the monastic life the ultimate deep life? [53:30]
Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.