Ep. 271: The Long Game

Ep. 271: The Long Game

Much of the advice we discuss is about how to improve things right now. But what are the right strategies for ensuring that we’re happy about where we are five or even ten years in the future. How do we ensure, in other words, that we won’t look back at major swaths of our lives with regret? In this episode, Cal discusses three big ideas for playing the long game when it comes to cultivating a deep life.

Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo

Video from today’s episode: https://youtube.com/calnewportmedia

Deep Dive: What can you do now to stay content later? [3:30]

- What habits help you escape complacency? [25:51]

- How do I know if I need a major change to my life? [31:00]

- How can I rediscover my drive to live deep with a boring (but stable) job? [36:08]

- CALL: Avoiding the stress of having a large “to-do” list [41:07]

CASE STUDY: Designing a deep work t-shirt to be productive [47:22]

CAL REACTS: Is Social Media a Collective Trap? [56:03]

Thanks to our Sponsors:

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/deepquestions

https://www.hensonshaving.com/cal

https://www.expressvpn.com/deep

https://www.shopify.com/deep

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


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episoder(409)

Ep. 264: IN-DEPTH: How to Master Change (with Brad Stulberg)

Ep. 264: IN-DEPTH: How to Master Change (with Brad Stulberg)

Change is unavoidable. You can either fear it or learn to master it. In this interview episode, Cal talks with longtime friend of the show, Brad Stulberg, about his new book, “Master of Change.”  Belo...

4 Sep 20231h 20min

Ep. 263: Overhaul Your Life

Ep. 263: Overhaul Your Life

Too many people believe that the New Year is the right time to undertake major improvements to your life. In this episode, Cal argues that it is instead right now, at the beginning of fall, that is th...

28 Aug 20231h 24min

Ep. 262: Creativity Hacking

Ep. 262: Creativity Hacking

When it comes to generating fantastic ideas – the type that can make your career – you don’t have to passively wait for inspiration to strike. You can, instead, *hack* the creative process to increase...

21 Aug 20231h 15min

Ep. 261: Control Your Time

Ep. 261: Control Your Time

In celebration of the newly released *second* edition of the Time Block Planner, Cal provides some additional expert tips for getting the most out of a time blocking discipline before answering listen...

14 Aug 20231h 32min

Ep. 260: Make Haste Slowly

Ep. 260: Make Haste Slowly

One of the most popular (and widely forgotten) slogans of the ancient world was Festina Lente, or, “Make Haste Slowly.” In this episode, Cal looks deeper at what this phrase meant, and in doing so unc...

7 Aug 20231h 20min

Ep. 259: The Four-Hour Work Day

Ep. 259: The Four-Hour Work Day

Do you ever feel completely overwhelmed by everything you have to do? The writer Oliver Burkeman recently experimented with an unexpected response to this common sensation: he decided to work much les...

31 Jul 20231h 13min

Ep. 258: Godel’s Deep Life Stack

Ep. 258: Godel’s Deep Life Stack

Do history’s greatest thinkers care about time management? In today’s episode, Cal analyzes the system that the mathematician and philosopher, Kurt Godel, used to structure his days, weeks, and years ...

24 Jul 20231h 26min

Ep. 257: Refusing Overwork

Ep. 257: Refusing Overwork

Sometimes the most effective way to contain your workload is to simply declare how long you’re willing to work and then refuse to violate your pledge. In this episode, Cal revisits this “fixed-schedul...

17 Jul 20231h 13min

Populært innen Fakta

fastlegen
dine-penger-pengeradet
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
treningspodden
rss-strid-de-norske-borgerkrigene
foreldreradet
rss-sunn-okonomi
jakt-og-fiskepodden
takk-og-lov-med-anine-kierulf
sinnsyn
merry-quizmas
rss-kunsten-a-leve
lederskap-nhhs-podkast-om-ledelse
smart-forklart
hverdagspsyken
gravid-uke-for-uke
level-up-med-anniken-binz
hagespiren-podcast
rss-kull
fryktlos