Ep. 229: Developing Discipline

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Technology, Self-improvement, Education

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🗓️ 2 January 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.

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QUESTIONS:

- How do I find time to study for a better job? [5:14]
- How do I find rare and valuable skills to develop? [8:37]
- How do I develop discipline if I have an easy job? [12:33]

CASE STUDY: A graduate student with 5 kids takes control of his life [30:06]

- Should I work or spend all my time with my son? [35:50]
- How do I manage a strategic plan with lots of unpredictable projects? [42:54]
- How does role-based communication work? [46:09]
- How do I plan projects with unpredictable time demands? [50:58]
- Should I move my family across the country to accept my dream job? [52:56]
- How do you make time for Quality time with your wife with such a busy schedule? [58:43]
- Does Cal write reports on the books he reads? [1:01:18]
- Does slow productivity apply only to knowledge workers? [1:07:17]
- Why do my side hustles fail? [1:10:35]

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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.

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5:03.0	concentration of these questions around big think about changing their life. All right we got a lot
5:08.9	of questions to get through let's start with question number one this comes from constructor K who's
5:17.5	riding to us from zambia of all places constructor K says the following. I'm a civil engineer who works on
5:25.3	high end residential buildings hotels and office complexes. Your piece on lifestyle such a career
5:31.1	planning change how I see work in my life. I am marrying my long-term girlfriend next year and
5:34.6	we're both looking forward to starting a family of our own. I currently have an ever busy job as
5:41.0	an onsite construction project manager but my lifestyle vision includes a less intense job.
5:45.9	Perhaps one that focuses on the client side of the project management team where I can start
5:49.0	as an inspector who only needs to be on site once or twice a week. Now my question is how do I
5:54.1	carve out a structured program to effectively study design and construction technology.
6:01.2	So constructor K my main concern here is not so much how you find the time to do a program of
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