Ep. 153: Why Was Ian Malcom Sent to Jurassic Park?

The Cal Newport Show · Dec 6, 2021 · 1h 2m

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

OPENING CHAT: The 5 Books I Read in November (Bonus Rant: Why did Jurassic Park need an assessment from a chaos theoretician?) [2:06]

DEEP WORK QUESTIONS:

- Is it worth becoming good at skills that you only need short term? [21:51]

- How do I seem present online when working on side projects? [26:43]

- Should I revise my weekly plan if things change? [36:09]

- How should I manage reading I want to do? [39:29]

DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS:

- How…