Ep. 353: Summer Schedules

Ep. 353: Summer Schedules

Summer is here. It’s time to slow down. In this episode, Cal discusses his radically simplified summer schedule and then suggests you similarly inject some “seasonality” into your life, offering tips for finding a slower gear without tanking your job. He then answers listener questions and reacts to the most important AI article that you likely missed last week.

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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: Summer Schedules [5:25]

- How should I structure my summer vacation with a significant injury? [27:40]
- How do I learn the secrets to publication if the faculty doesn’t know I exist? [32:10]
- Should I even attempt long-term content or is it too hard? [33:31]
- How can I develop a deliberate practice for crafting narratives for technical documents? [44:33]
- Is there an alternative to formal education to improve quantitative skills? [45:13]

CASE STUDY: A father balances his different roles [47:40]

CALL #1: Finding a side hustle [51:16]

CALL #2: College student wondering the tips to focus better [56:02]

CAL REACTS: Is the AI boom slowing? [1:07:01]

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?
wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-is-delaying-the-rollout-of-its-flagship-ai-model-f4b105f7

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


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