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

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Below are the topics covered in today's listener calls episode (with timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.

LISTENER CALLS:

– Was Tesla the ultimate deep thinker? [4:01]
– Writing for academic audiences (bonus: the story of my first book deal). [7:03]
– The difference between deep work and the deep life buckets (bonus: Jesse and I discuss the latest progress on my new book). [19:05]
– Do YouTubers have a terrible job? [45:06]
– Preparing for the GMAT and job interviews. [52:18]

Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.

Below are the questions covered in today’s episode (with their timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.

LISTENER CALLS:

– Was Tesla the ultimate deep thinker? [2:54] [3:13]
– Writing for academic audiences (bonus: the story of my first book deal). [6:10]
– The difference between deep work and the deep life buckets (bonus: Jesse and I discuss the latest progress on my new book) [18:25]
– Do YouTubers have a terrible job? [38:30]
– Preparing for the GMAT and job interviews. [48:00]

Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.

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

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