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 DIVE
How do I tame email? [8:14]
DEEP WORK QUESTIONS
– How to accomplish deep work in the context of meeting overload? [8:30]
– What is difference between the productivity funnel and capture/configure/control? [15:20]
– Do you (Cal) have a filing system for emails? [19:30]
– What time blocking granularity is best? [22:05]
– How do you (Cal) manage projects vs tasks on your board system? [24:05]
DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS
– How does one get a sense of satisfaction from goals that continue ad infinitum? [29:46]
– How soon after the birth of a child is it realistic to start employing time blocking? [34:40]
– How should one combine having young children and pursuing newfound ambitions? [38:35]
– How should I think about career capital when taking time off to be a stay-at-home parent? [42:28]
Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.