Ep. 218: Work vs. Meaning

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Technology, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2022

⏱️ 102 minutes

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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 books? [47:19]
- Is listening to music a good source of solitude? [49:33]
- How do I enjoy the present while planning for a deeper future? [54:42]
- CALL: Should I take over my dad’s business? [1:03:24]
- How do I stop binge-watching YouTube after work? [1:12:02]
- Does Cal process his WorkingMemory.txt file to empty every day? [1:18:06]
- Does Cal keep a journal? [1:22:09]

MAILBAG: [1:29:25]

- Holly Black’s enchanted home [1:30:10]
enchantedlivingmagazine.com/a-writers-cozy-lair/

- Bram Stoker’s “method writing” [1:34:17]
theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/09/cutting-his-teeth-how-bram-stoker-found-his-inner-dracula-in-scotland

- A new deep life bucket [1:35:56]

- The deep life of a professional stone skipper [1:37:23]
outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/water-activities/stone-skipping-kurt-steiner/

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0:00.0	I'm Cal Newport, and this is Deep Questions, episode 218.
0:22.1	If you're new to the show, it's where I take questions and calls from my audience about
0:27.6	the theory and practice of living a deeper life.
0:32.0	Here are my Deep Work HQ.
0:34.8	Joined as usual by my producer, Jesse.
0:39.8	Jesse, two new things are coming.
0:41.8	I think we should preview for the audience.
0:44.3	One, the long awaited live listener calls are on their way, but would you say Jesse, in
0:53.6	October.
0:54.6	In October, baby, before October is done, there will be live calls in a Deep Questions
1:01.2	episode.
1:02.2	We'll have to get used to the tech for now.
1:04.8	We're thinking one live caller per show so we can go back and forth, sharing case studies
1:11.1	or doing live back and forth advice.
1:13.1	We think that'll bring some interesting energy and nuance to this discussion.
1:17.5	Keep your ears open for that, some point in this month that will happen.
1:23.0	And more imminent is weekly update videos.
1:29.1	This is something that I want to experiment with.
1:30.6	I'm actually inspired in this effort by our good author, friend Brandon Sanderson.
1:37.0	We talked about him last week.
1:38.5	We talked about his underground supervillain layer.
1:41.0	He wrote to do some writing, which I think is really cool.
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