DEEP QUESTIONS

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

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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