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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.
Episodes
- The Cal Newport Show
Ep. 167: What Do We Look Like? (Videos Are Now Live!)
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Ep. 166: LISTENER CALLS: The Deep Life vs. The Good Life
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Ep. 165: Why Are We Burnt Out?
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Ep. 164: LISTENER CALLS: Training for Hard Intellectual Work
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Ep. 163: The Books I Read in December 2021
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Ep. 162: LISTENER CALLS: Ambition and the Deep Life
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Ep. 161: Should I Follow My Skill or My Passion?
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Ep. 160: REPLAY: What is Discipline (and How Do I Get It?)
Because I'm away on vacation these week, I'm replaying a classic show from the Deep Questions archives. This is Episode 125, which originally ran back in…
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Ep. 159: REPLAY: How Much Should I Read?
Because I'm away on vacation these week, I'm replaying a classic show from the Deep Questions archives. This is Episode 109, which originally ran back in June…
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Ep. 158: LISTENER CALLS: The Story of My First Book Deal
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Ep. 157: JENNY BLAKE: Help Me Do Less!
In this episode, author Jenny Blake joins me for a conversation about her new book, FREE TIME: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business…
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Ep. 156: LISTENER CALLS: My Process for Writing New Yorker Articles
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Ep. 155: Is Your Productivity System Leaking?
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Ep. 154: LISTENER CALLS: Coping With a Hyperactive Job
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Ep. 153: Why Was Ian Malcom Sent to Jurassic Park?
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Ep. 152: LISTENER CALLS: The Magic of Autopilot Scheduling
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Ep. 151: Should you move to the country?
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Ep. 150: LISTENER CALLS: Finding More Family Time
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Ep. 149: How Do I Tame Email?
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Ep. 148: LISTENER CALLS: Decoding the Productive Pause
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Ep.147: Why Did I Never Join Social Media?
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Ep. 146: LISTENER CALLS: A Revolution is Coming in Knowledge Work
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Ep. 145: Is the Deep Life Compatible with Serving Humanity?
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Ep. 144: LISTENER CALLS: Is Overload Necessary?
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Ep. 143: What Would You Say You Do Here?
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Ep. 142: LISTENER CALLS: Making Hard Work Routine
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Ep. 141: Is the Era of Social Media Ending?
DEEP DIVE: Is the Era of Social Media Ending? [2:37] DEEP WORK QUESTIONS: - Did COVID-19 closures change my (Cal's) thoughts on my working situation? [18:01] -…
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Ep. 140: LISTENER CALLS: Frustration and the Deep Life
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Ep. 139: Am I Good at Time Management or Just Lazy?
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Ep. 138: LISTENER CALLS: How I Read So Much
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Ep. 137: Why Am I Uncomfortable With Facebook Backlash?
DEEP DIVE: Why Am I Uncomfortable With Facebook Backlash? [1:16] DEEP WORK QUESTIONS: - How do I work deeper in a job that is inherently fractured? [17:29] -…
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Ep. 136: LISTENER CALLS: Reversing Burnout
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Ep. 135: Is Screen Time Bad?
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Ep. 134: LISTENER CALLS: Returning to Deep Work After the Pandemic
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Ep. 133: How Do I Defeat Distraction?
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Ep. 132: LISTENER CALLS: Managing Non-Work Tasks
OPENING RANT: Facebook Knows It's Hurting Teenagers [3:22] LISTENER CALLS: - Interfacing with the hive mind. [17:45] - The relationship between tasks and daily…
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Ep. 131: The Elements of the Deep Life
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Ep. 130: LISTENER CALLS: Leadership vs. Availability
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Ep. 129: How Do I Get My Kid Off His Smartphone?
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Ep. 128: LISTENER CALLS: The Art of "No"
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Ep. 127: Does Productivity Diminish Leisure? (with Brad Stulberg)
In today's episode, I am joined by longtime friend of the show Brad Stulberg, who has a new book out called THE PRACTICE OF GROUNDEDNESS…
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Ep. 126: LISTENER CALLS: A Tour of My Home Offices
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Ep. 125: What is Discipline (and How Do I Get It?)
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Ep. 124: LISTENER CALLS: Preserving Depth in the Vast Shallows
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Ep. 123: What Is My Daily Routine?
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Ep. 122: LISTENER CALLS: Figuring Out Your Values
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Ep. 121: Is Writing Everyday Overrated? (with Srini Rao)
In today's episode, I am joined in studio by my longtime podcasting friend Srini Rao, host of the incredible Unmistakable Creative podcast…
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Ep. 120: LISTENER CALLS: Students' Diminishing Focus
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Ep. 119: Does Accomplishment Require Overload?
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Ep. 118: LISTENER CALLS: A Primer On My Planning Philosophy
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Ep. 117: Should I Quit My Job to Become a Writer?
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Ep. 116: RE-READING: Shop Class as Soulcraft (with Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness)
In this episode, Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness join me to talk through Matt Crawford's classic 2009 book: "Shop Class as Soulcraft." We get into its impact…
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Ep. 115: JORDAN HARBINGER: What is the Future of Podcasting?
In this episode, podcast maven Jordan Harbinger joins me for a collaborative deep dive on the topic of podcasting. We take a close look at the current state of…
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Ep. 114: LISTENER CALLS: Growing a Podcast Without Social Media
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Ep. 113: How Do I Become a Deep Life Radical?
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Ep. 112: LISTENER CALLS: The Productivity Baby Steps
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Ep. 111: How Do I Tame Distracting Thoughts?
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Ep. 110: LISTENER CALLS: Making the Deep Life Happen
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Ep. 109: How Much Should I Read?
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Ep. 108: LISTENER CALLS: Becoming Productive
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