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Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 156: LISTENER CALLS: My Process for Writing New Yorker Articles

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Self-improvement, Education, Technology

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Below are the topics covered in today's listener calls mini-episode (with timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.OPENING CHAT: Cal is excited about his new email setup. LISTENER CALLS:- Shutdown struggles. [13:58]- The difference between value-based planning and the deep life buckets. [17:47]- Drowning in meeting prep. [28:21]- Fiction book recommendations. [32:34]- My process for writing New Yorker Articles. [40:27]Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This podcast is sponsored by Chilly Sleep. Science tells us that the best way to

0:08.6

achieve and maintain consistent deep sleep is by lowering your core body temperature.

0:14.3

That temperature controlled sleep will restore testosterone levels, repair

0:18.9

muscles after a hard day, work even improve cognitive function. I don't need

0:24.7

however science to tell me this because I am a hot sleeper and therefore I know

0:30.0

from first-hand experience how much better I feel when I can actually have it

0:35.4

be cool when I'm sleeping. This is why I am so excited about Chilly Sleep. They

0:43.4

have luxury mattress pads that are hydro-powered and temperature controlled. You

0:48.9

can put these on your existing mattress and precisely control its temperature.

0:53.9

This is the best approach I have ever tried for making my sleep temperature where I

1:01.0

want it to be. You can count me as a Chilly Sleep fan. Here's the good news. If

1:08.4

you head over to chillysleep.com slash cowl, you can learn more and check out a

1:15.0

special offer available only for deep questions listeners and this is only

1:20.7

for a limited time. If you go to chilly, c-h-i-l-i sleep.com slash cowl, the take

1:29.8

advantage of our exclusive discount and wake up refreshed every day.

1:46.0

I'm Cal Newport and this is DeepQuestGest episode 156. I'm here in my deep

1:58.5

work HQ joined by my producer Jesse. We have some listener calls to get to in

2:05.4

today's episode but first Jesse I have something I'm excited about in terms of

2:10.1

my personal digital life that I want to tell you. Fire away. It has to do with and

2:15.9

don't get too excited once you hear this topic. My email setup. I'm excited here.

2:21.8

There we go. Long time readers of mine from the early days of the blog know that I have

2:27.8

a really weird email setup that I've never really done much to just because I'm busy

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