DEEP QUESTIONS

Ep. 219: The Deep Reset

Link to submit questions: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo

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

Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia

DEEP DIVE:

– The Deep Reset [8:58]

QUESTIONS:

– Should I use Seinfeld’s “Don’t Break the Chain” method? [37:48]
– Does Cal have a separate task board and weekly plan for his personal life? [42:07]
– How do I track my metrics over the long term? [47:18]
– Are Facebook and Instagram doomed? [52:25]
– CALL: Children and video games [58:47]
– When do I add a task to my list versus straight into my weekly plan? [1:07:50]

CASE STUDY:

– Implementing Deep Work advice [1:13:18]

MAILBAG:

– Cal’s vision of the AR future as it grows closer


– Andrew Huberman on the “Cathedral Effect”
https://hubermanlab.com/5-science-based-steps-to-improve-your-workspace/
– Obligatory Focus Porn: Writing in an isolated hut

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

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