Back in 2023, Cal released an episode on a lifestyle design strategy I called the Deep Life Stack. Today, almost three years later, Cal revisits this idea and replaces it with a more robust concept that he calls “The Deep Life Map.”
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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.
DEEP DIVE:
(0:00) Rethinking the Deep Life stack
QUESTIONS:
(38:07) Too many interests and not enough time
(47:29) Voluntary attention regulates acute immune responses in humans
(55:34) A freelance musician and social media
WHAT CAL IS UP TO:
(1:09:08) What Cal is reading
YOUTUBE TITLE:
– How to Reinvent Your Life in 2026
LINKS:
Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow
Order a signed copy of “Slow Productivity” here: https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/
Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-026-02541-1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Cal-Newport/author/B001IGNR0U
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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter.
