Ep. 177: Is Ambition Worth It?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Education, Self-improvement, Technology

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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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/podcastVideo from today’s episode: tinyurl.com/b2rkctfjDEEP DIVE: Is Ambition Worth It? [2:45]DEEP WORK QUESTIONS:- Should you ditch your to-do list with slow productivity mindset? [27:20]- What should I do while waiting for code to compile? [33:20]- What do you do when you get tired? [36:26]- How do I succeed as a postdoc? [39:17]- What do you eat to support Deep Work? [42:04]- What is your updated advice about “temporary plans”? [49:53]DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS:- How do I balance deep work personal pursuits? [56:35]- At what age will Cal allow his kids to have phones and social media? [1:00:11]- Is Cal’s outlook on the future too optimistic? [1:02:52]- I followed my passion. Am I screwed? [1:08:51]Thanks to our Sponsors:Blinkist: Blinkist.com/DeepAthletic Greens: Athleticgreens.com/deepJUST EGGNew Relic: Newrelic.com/deepThanks 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	I'm Cal Newport, and this is DeepQuestions, episode 177.
0:21.4	I'm here in my DeepWork HQ, joined by my professor, professor.
0:28.4	You don't know this about Jesse, everyone.
0:30.0	My producer, Jesse, is also the professor who taught me everything I know about optimization
0:37.0	and distributed algorithm theories.
0:38.4	Is that not true, Jesse?
0:41.8	It's not true.
0:42.4	We are having...
0:43.2	So we're off to a difficult technical start today.
0:45.8	I think this is a fair assessment.
0:47.2	We've had multiple issues as we're preparing to record today's episode.
0:52.5	And Jesse correct me if I'm wrong, but both issues had an incredibly
0:57.0	technically nuanced solution.
1:00.0	You're correct.
1:00.7	Turn it off and turn it back on.
1:02.4	We... this is right.
1:03.4	Multiple unrelated issues were solved today by turning off different things, mind you.
1:08.0	Not the same component, completely unrelated problems that we have fixed so far
1:13.3	by turning it off and turning it on.
1:15.9	That is why I hired the professor in the first place.
1:19.0	This is his specialty, his complex.
1:22.0	So we've turned it off and turned it on.
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