393 Episodes

  1. Where I Work, Convincing Students to Disconnect, and Applying Deep Work to Deep Social Problems | DEEP QUESTIONS

    Published: 7/27/2020

  2. 12. Habit Tune-Up: Office Hours, Rabbit Holes, Perfectionism, Phones as Escape, and Making Deep Work Deeper

    Published: 7/23/2020

  3. Work Resistance, Techno-Criticism, Tales from MIT, and the Depth-Destroying Power of Children | DEEP QUESTIONS

    Published: 7/20/2020

  4. Battling Email, Online Learning, and a Game Plan for Escaping a Shallow Life | DEEP QUESTIONS

    Published: 7/13/2020

  5. Habit Tune-Up: Dumbing Down Smartphones, Deep Habits, Progress on Non-Urgent Projects and Training Focus

    Published: 7/9/2020

  6. Fleeing a Collapsing Career, Taking Notes on Books, Building a Deep Life | DEEP QUESTIONS

    Published: 7/6/2020

  7. Habit Tune-Up: Time Blocking, Document Collaboration, Protecting Time and Doing Too Much

    Published: 7/3/2020

  8. Balancing the Personal and Professional, Unreasonable Email Expectations, and Avoiding Hard Creative Work | DEEP QUESTIONS

    Published: 6/28/2020

  9. Tackling Procrastination, Building a Productivity System from Scratch, and the Intellectual Shallowness of Social Media | DEEP QUESTIONS

    Published: 6/21/2020

  10. Promoting Books without Social Media, Facebook's Fatal Flaw, and Escaping Soul-Crushing Jobs | DEEP QUESTIONS

    Published: 6/14/2020

  11. Origin of my Productivity Obsession, Analog Relationships, and Detaching from Digital Judgment | DEEP QUESTIONS

    Published: 6/9/2020

  12. Improving Concentration, Influential Books, and Figuring Out What to Focus On | DEEP QUESTIONS

    Published: 6/1/2020

  13. My New Task System, Deep Work with Kids, and Finding Purpose in Distracted Times | DEEP QUESTIONS

    Published: 5/28/2020

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Cal Newport is a computer science professor and a New York Times bestselling author who writes about the impact of technology on society, and the struggle to work and live deeply in a world increasingly mired in digital distractions. On this podcast, he answers questions from his readers and offers advice about cultivating focus, productivity, and meaning amidst the noise that pervades our lives.