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The Cal Newport Show
A podcast about human flourishing in a technological world. Hosted by Cal Newport, an MIT-trained computer professor and bestselling author of numerous books on technology and its impacts, including DEEP WORK, DIGITAL MINIMALISM, A WORLD WITHOUT EMAIL, and SLOW PRODUCTIVITY. New episodes weekly.
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Ep. 226: The Productivity Dragon
Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo - CALL: How do I balance different productivity systems? [5:24] - How do I deal with a…
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Ep. 225: Should I Become A Thriller Writer? (w/ J.T. Ellison)
Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo DEEP DIVE: Did Alan Turing Invent The Computer? [5:25] INTERVIEW: Thriller writer J.T…
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Ep. 224: A World Without Twitter?
Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo DEEP DIVE: A World Without Twitter? [7:28] bit.ly/3hQ9Wh4 LIVE CALLER: Starting a new…
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Ep. 223: Could This Meeting Have Been An Email?
Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo DEEP DIVE: Could This Meeting Have Been An Email? [5:48] bit.ly/3EDcuZ0 Questions for…
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Ep. 222: Did Cavemen Use To-Do Lists?
Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo DEEP DIVE: Did Caveman Use To-Do Lists? [1:28] Article Link: bit.ly/3NYRbnF - LIVE CALL…
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Ep. 221: Can Parents Do Deep Work?
Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo DEEP DIVE: The 20% Paradox [4:54] - INTERVIEW with Yael Schonbrun [18:59] - Cal and Jesse…
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Ep. 220: The Two Types of Ambition
Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo DEEP DIVE: The Two Types of Ambition [4:36] - LIVE CALL: Escaping the “Second Control Tap”…
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Listen to This: The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Here’s a special preview of the new season of The Happiness Lab, a podcast from Pushkin Industries. You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier…
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Ep. 219: The Deep Reset
Link to submit questions: bit.ly/3U3sTvo DEEP DIVE: The Deep Reset [8:58] - Should I use Seinfeld’s “Don’t Break the Chain” method? [37:48] - Does Cal have a…
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Ep. 218: Work vs. Meaning
Link to submit questions: bit.ly/3U3sTvo DEEP DIVE: Work vs. Meaning [4:48] - How do I design a life I love? [33:37] - Is it okay that I use adult coloring…
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Ep. 217: Slow Productivity Advice
Link to submit questions: bit.ly/3U3sTvo CAL REACTS: Brandon Sanderson’s Underground Lair [2:49] - Was it a mistake to drop out of college? [21:49] - What…
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Ep. 216: Deep Walking To Work Less
Link to submit questions: bit.ly/3U3sTvo - Interesting Mail Bag [7:10] - Does walking help or hurt my work? [25:01] - How do I tame the flow of work from…
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Ep. 215: RYAN HOLIDAY: Discipline Is Destiny
Link to submit questions: bit.ly/3U3sTvo - INTERVIEW with Ryan Holiday [10:00] - Cal and Jesse talk about Holiday interview [1:13:57] Thanks to our Sponsors…
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Ep. 214: Quiet Quitting
Link to submit questions: bit.ly/3U3sTvo - Deep Dive: Quiet Quitting [4:00] - How can I motivate my kids to have Cal’s work ethic? [24:28] - What are Cal’s…
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Ep. 213: The Art Of Saying No
- Deep Dive: The art of “no” [7:06] - CALL: Anxiety and timeblock planning [27:38] - How do I choose a hobby to master? [37:01] - Should I leave my job?…
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Ep. 212: The Productivity Dragon Returns
- Deep Dive: Will 4-Day Weeks Solve Burnout? [7:01] - How do I know if I’m doing too much? [24:03] - Who invented the idea to “follow your passion”? [34:11] -…
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Ep. 211: How Cal Organizes His Life
- Deep Dive: How does Cal organize his life? [4:47] - How do I improve my estimates of how long a task will take? [27:49] - How does Cal feel about open office…
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Ep. 210: Visions of a Deep Life
Please take a moment to provide feedback on the podcast using this survey: bit.ly/3zMTLXp DEEP DIVE: Loops, Networks, and Links [5:32] DEEP WORK QUESTIONS -…
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Ep. 209: Email and Living with Purpose
Click Here To Take Cal’s Survey: https://bit.ly/3zMTLXp Cal reacts to the news: TikTok and the Fall of the Social Media Giants [3:05] - How long should I wait…
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Ep. 208: To-Do Lists Are Inhumane
Habit Tune-Up: To-Do Lists Are Inhumane [2:03] - Is distracted deep work the same as shallow work? [18:10] - How does Cal do quarterly reviews? [23:03] - What…
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Ep. 207: A Digital Minimalism Intervention (w/ JAMIE KILSTEIN)
In today’s episode, we try something different: a special two-part conversation in which Cal coaches his longtime friend, comedian and podcast pioneer Jamie…
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Ep 206 – Striving to do less
With Cal away on vacation, he decides to tackle 8 questions in a row, all in one take, with no breaks! Ian Fleming’s writing process [1:13] - How can I get a…
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Ep. 205: Why I’m a Bad Correspondent
With Jesse away on vacation, Cal decides to tackle 10 questions in a row, all in one take, with no breaks, covering everything from complaints about Cal’s…
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Ep. 204: Deep Life Principles
Cal Reacts: A slow productivity case study [5:19] - What do you think about planning two weeks out instead of one? [25:52] - How can I brainwash my little…
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Ep. 203: Taming Meetings
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Ep. 202: TikTok Dismisses Facebook
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Ep. 201: Making a Living Online
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Ep. 200: Decoding the Deep Life
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Ep. 199: Quieting an Ambitious Brain
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Ep. 198: The Second Principle of Slow Productivity
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Ep. 197: I’m Writing a New Book
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Ep. 196: Shutting Down Anxiety
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Ep. 195: Deep Walks
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Ep. 194: The Surprising Math of Doing Less
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Ep. 193: How do I read more?
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Ep. 192 : Habit Tune-Up Returns!
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Ep. 191: Can We Fix the Internet?
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Ep. 190: CALLS: Managing Idea Notebooks
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Ep. 189: Why Did The Times Drop Twitter?
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Ep. 188: The Books I Read in March 2022
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Ep. 187: Helping 100K Employees Work Deeper
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Ep. 186: The Power of “Day Batching”
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Ep. 185: How Do I Escape Filter Bubbles?
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Ep. 184: REPLAY: The Productivity Baby Steps
This episode is a replay from July 12, 2021. Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). For instructions on submitting your…
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Ep. 183: Crazy or Deep?
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Ep. 182: Cal’s Business Model
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Ep. 181: Should I Quit My Lawyer Job?
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Ep. 180: CALLS: Four Day Weeks Aren’t Enough
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Ep. 179: Do Techniques Beat Talent?
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Ep. 178: CALLS: On Doing Hard Things
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Ep. 177: Is Ambition Worth It?
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Ep. 176: CALLS: Taming Information Overload
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Ep. 175: What is the Deep Life?
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Ep. 174: CALLS: Thinking for Yourself
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Ep. 173: What is Deep Work?
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Ep. 172: CALLS: The Books I Read in January 2022
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Ep. 171: Is Slow Productivity the Solution to Burnout?
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Ep. 170: CALLS: Don’t Follow Your Passion
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Ep. 169: How Do I Manage My Time?
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Ep. 168: Should I Quit My Law Partner Job?
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