Ep. 79: Should This Meeting Have Been an Email?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Education, Self-improvement, Technology

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2021

⏱️ 69 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.DEEP DIVE: Should this meeting have been an email? [5:30]WORK QUESTIONS - How do I recharge after a hard year of work? [17:14] - How do I write blog posts? [20:46] - How important is working from home for accomplishing deep work? [22:52] - How can I apply productive meditation to work that requires a computer? [28:52]TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS - How do I step away from WhatsApp? [33:13] - Are spaced repetition flashcard programs worth it? [36:47] - What should I replace social media with in my life? [43:24] - How can I start a business without social media? [51:19]DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS - Why are kitchens such appealing work locations? [54:53] - How do I overcome deep procrastination during remote learning? [58:10] - Should I time block after retirement?Thanks to Jay Kerstens for the intro music. 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 Question, episode 79.
0:21.3	Quick announcements.
0:23.2	As I mentioned near the end of last Thursday's habit tune up, many episodes.
0:29.7	My new book I World Without Email debuted on the New York Times best seller list, little
0:35.6	inside baseball that has a lot to do with pre-orders, which I'll count during the first week.
0:40.7	So thank you to all of you who put up with me talking about pre-orders and thank you
0:44.6	to all of you who did pre-order.
0:47.4	It definitely helps a book catch attention if it does make it on the list.
0:52.2	As promised, I have posted a roundup of some select articles I've written, some select
0:59.4	interviews with me and some select reviews of the new book.
1:03.1	I've posted that on my blog at calnewport.com.
1:06.2	I've also sent it out to my newsletter, so if you still want to learn more about the book
1:09.8	or if you've enjoyed the book and want to spread the word and have some things to send
1:14.0	to people you know, as promised, I put that roundup online.
1:20.0	Also exciting, this episode we actually have new questions.
1:26.4	As long time listeners know, the questions for this podcast come from my mailing list.
1:31.3	I send out a survey link, typically every two months and gather a bunch of questions,
1:36.6	which I then draw from for these main Monday episodes.
1:41.4	We had fallen a little behind because I'd gotten busy with the book launch and some other
1:45.2	things.
1:46.2	So we'd been using questions I'd gathered in December until quite recently, so I finally
1:50.0	went out there and gathered, I have a new group here of five or six hundred questions
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