Ep. 49: Organizing Massive Projects, Taming IM, and Exploring the Deep Life Canon

Ep. 49: Organizing Massive Projects, Taming IM, and Exploring the Deep Life Canon

In this episode of Deep Questions I answer reader questions about organizing massive projects, taming IM, and elaborating the books I would include in the Deep Life Canon.

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


DEEP DIVE: The Deep Reset, Part 1

WORK QUESTIONS

- The limits of deliberate practice? [12:09]
- Getting started on massive projects. [20:11]
- Social media and the dissemination of academic research. [25:04]
- Digital time blocking. [31:59]
- My opinion on GTD-style contexts. [35:50]
- When a job requires social media use. [40:01]


TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS

- Taming IM. [42:13]
- How to attend online classes. [50:08]
- Breaking a YouTube addiction. [1:00:30]
- Controlling heavy RSS use. [1:03:40]
- On the phenomenology of technology. [1:06:31]


DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS

- Deciding when to give up on a book [1:12:25].
- Dealing with an overwhelming amount of advice. [1:14:05]
- Living deeply in high school. [1:17:30]
- The Deep Life Canon. [1:23:47]


Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.


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