Ep. 325: Simple Focus Protocols

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Technology, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

A common theme on this show is the importance of focus and the need to train the ability. This can be a long term project, but are there things you can do right away to improve your ability to concentrate? In this episode, Cal explores five easy ideas that will immediately improve your focus ability. He then answers listener questions and reviews the books he read in October 2024. Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia Deep Dive: Simple Focus Protocols [2:09] - Can I time-block my personal time if it’s more busy than work? [25:57] - How do I prioritize when I have so much I want to do? [29:46] - How can I do deep work to increase my job skills if my days are filled with meetings? [34:50] - What are your all-time favorite books? [39:25] - How can I apply the principles of Slow Productivity as a business owner with multiple projects? [44:41] - CALL: Eyeglasses as a proxy for meaningful effort [49:39] FINAL SEGMENT: The 5 Books Cal Read in October 2024 [59:01] Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at calnewport.com/slow Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba? Thanks to our Sponsors: This show is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/deepquestions grammarly.com/podcast zocdoc.com/deep shopify.com/deep Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for the slow productivity 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 Deep Questions, the show about cultivating a deep life in a distracted world.
0:23.6	All right.
0:24.3	Well, for podcast listeners out there, this is one where you're going to want to make your way over to the video because we are recording this real close to Halloween.
0:35.2	So Jess and I thought we would dress up this year for Halloween.
0:37.9	I am dressed up this year as producer Jesse.
0:41.7	Wearing a Gonzaga hooded sweatshirt.
0:45.2	And Jesse is dressed up as me wearing the famous blue shirt.
0:49.6	So you'll have to jump over the video.
0:50.6	Here's what I'm realizing though, Jesse.
0:52.5	We don't put the intro in the video.
0:55.2	So for people just watching the video. Here's what I'm realizing though, Jesse. We don't put the intro in the video. So for people just watching the video, you think they're going to wonder, like, why I'm in the switch?
1:01.0	Like, should I say something at the start of the deep dive as well?
1:04.3	Probably during the video.
1:06.5	All right. So I'm going to mention this again. So don't be confused. I'm going to mention this briefly again when we start to deep dive. And that is for our friends that join us just on the
1:15.5	video so they know what's going on. The other thing I want to mention is thank you everyone who sent in
1:20.1	a note volunteering for the challenge I announced a few weeks ago where I wanted to work with a small
1:26.7	number of people and help them organize
1:29.4	their professional and personal lives,
1:32.4	the type of ideas I talk about on this show.
1:34.6	And as I promise,
1:35.7	there's going to be audio from this that we'll be able to play on the show.
1:39.1	We got a great batch of applicants.
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