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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:
– Did Caveman Use To-Do Lists? [1:27]
Article Link: https://bit.ly/3NYRbnF
QUESTIONS:
– LIVE CALL: Debating a master’s program [28:00]
– How do I practice the “journalistic” mode of scheduling deep work? [29:33]
– How do I determine when something I’m working on is good enough? [36:20]
– Should I take two months off work to write in a cabin? [41:30]
– Is answering email quickly really a good marker of talent? [45:45]
– Is there a tutorial for Cal’s planning system? [52:00]
– When is the new version of the Time Block Planner coming? [53:30]
CASE STUDY:
– A Freelancer Crafts a Deep Life [56:25]
CAL REACTS:
– New Insights on Kids and Phones [1:08:41]
– School Took Smartphones Away: https://on.wsj.com/3Trj4G3
– Social Media and Teenage Mental Health: https://bit.ly/3A3KN99
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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.