Ep. 41: Selling Your First Book, Shallow Spouses, and My Dream Schedule | DEEP QUESTIONS

Ep. 41: Selling Your First Book, Shallow Spouses, and My Dream Schedule | DEEP QUESTIONS

In this episode of Deep Questions I answer reader questions about selling your first book (and end up accidentally ranting about publishing industry misconceptions), going deep when your spouse is defiantly shallow, and day dreaming about my ideal schedule, among many other topics.

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Here’s the full list of topics tackled in today’s episode along with the timestamps:


WORK QUESTIONS

* Planning unpredictable work [2:27]
* On the supposed upsides of procrastination [12:02]
* Cutting back on academic obligations [14:43]
* Dropping out of grad school [18:02]
* Publishing your first book (rant alert) [21:07]
* Getting serious about personal productivity [30:35]


TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS

* A look at my own phone usage [37:36]
* On cannabis and deep work [40:16]
* When your spouse is mad at you for reducing technology [47:12]
* Rethinking education post-pandemic [53:09]


DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS

* Dream schedules for lovers of depth [1:01:01]
* Staying motivated when school is online [1:03:51]
* FIRE and the deep life [1:09:3]


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