Ep. 201: Making a Living Online

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Education, Technology, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 91 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/podcast.Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmediaCal Reacts: Making a Living Online [8:26]- How do you get over the fear of starting a business? [39:21]- How can I convince my wife I’m unavailable during deep work sessions? [43:09]- Struggling to focus because of a personal crisis [54:49]- What is the potential of AI in productivity optimization? [1:00:30]Interesting Mail Bag [1:05:52]- Can you reduce attention residue? [1:19:01]- Impact of Cal’s podcast on his idea process [1:22:31]Thanks to our Sponsors:Betterhelp.com/DeepQuestionsStamps.com/DeepTrybasis.com/CalZbiotics.com/CalThanks 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 DeepQuest Tips, episode 201.
0:21.5	I'm here in my DeepWork HQ, joined by my producer, Jesse.
0:26.4	Did you notice when you came in, I emptied the garbage before you got here?
0:32.0	I did notice that it's been full for months.
0:35.6	I probably should have taken it out, but I didn't.
0:37.7	It got too much.
0:38.7	Let me say this.
0:39.7	Let me say this.
0:40.7	I don't use the word hero lightly, but in this case without reservation, I think I can
0:46.2	describe myself that way.
0:48.2	It's quite proud of myself.
0:50.7	Two updates that I think, one in particular, our audience is going to care a lot about
0:55.9	based on email volume.
0:58.0	Yesterday, Jesse was the big day at my house, the new upstairs air conditioner installed.
1:06.2	How is it?
1:07.2	You know, we're testing it out.
1:08.8	It's going to take a couple days to feel it out.
1:11.6	It's not like unbelievable, like, well, here's the issue.
1:15.4	The first day you get a new AC installed, that whole day, you have no air conditioner on.
1:20.7	So your house gets up.
1:21.7	My house got up to 85 degrees up there.
1:23.7	So it takes it all evening to kind of catch up and get rid of, they called it the heat
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