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Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

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…

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Why Did Big Tech Stop Building Useful Products? 2026-10-22 · 14m Open
“Rogue” AI Not Inevitable. It’s a Choice. 2026-10-19 · 78m Open
An Unlikely Team Tackles AI Brain Rot 2026-10-12 · 66m Open
A Stark Warning From a Former AI Doomer 2026-10-08 · 78m Open
Combating the Whirlwind with a Single Sheet of Paper 2026-10-05 · 67m Open
An Insider's Guide to AI Doom 2026-10-01 · 29m Open
Kids Should *Not* Use Chatbots! (You Should Be Wary, Too…) 2026-09-28 · 79m Open
The Truth About Brain Rot 2026-09-21 · 53m Open
The AI Resistance is Forming. (Should You Join?) 2026-09-14 · 72m Open
How Worrisome is GPT-6’s “Stealth Thinking”? | Tech Decoded 2026-09-10 · 39m Open
How I’m Organizing My Life this Fall | Advice 2026-09-07 · 52m Open
Did OpenAI Create “Secret AI Civilizations”? | Tech Decoded 2026-09-03 · 27m Open
Rethinking the Deep Life Stack (Again!) | Monday Advice 2026-08-31 · 80m Open
Has AI “Gone Rogue”? Let’s Look Closer… | Tech Decoded 2026-08-27 · 36m Open
How to Build a Cognitive Training Plan | Monday Advice 2026-08-24 · 63m Open
Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice 2026-08-17 · 58m Open
How Do I Finish Meaningful Projects? | Monday Advice 2026-08-10 · 65m Open
Does OpenAI’s Astra Mean AGI Has Arrived? | AI Reality Check 2026-08-06 · 30m Open
Classic Episode: How Do I Learn Hard Things? | Monday Advice 2026-08-03 · 74m Open
Did OpenAI’s Model “Go Rogue”? | AI Reality Check 2026-07-30 · 34m Open
Why Do Digital Detoxes Fail? What Works Better? | Monday Advice 2026-07-27 · 67m Open
Am I Optimizing Too Much? | Monday Advice 2026-07-20 · 76m Open
Does Claude Have Private Thoughts? (Everyone Settle Down) | AI Reality Check 2026-07-16 · 32m Open
Should I Use Notebooks More Often? (Cal’s Strategy) | Monday Advice 2026-07-13 · 61m Open
Do Managers Actually Understand AI? (I’m Not So Sure.) | AI Reality Check 2026-07-09 · 20m Open
Should I Turn Off the Internet? (Lessons From a Family That Did) | Monday Advice 2026-07-06 · 62m Open
Can I Be a Digital Minimalist in 2026? | Monday Advice 2026-06-29 · 56m Open
Dear AI Companies: Stop the “Doom Trolling” | AI Reality Check 2026-06-25 · 22m Open
Am I Lazy or Overstimulated? | Monday Advice 2026-06-22 · 55m Open
Was the Mythos Ban Justified? (Good Idea. Bad Execution.) | AI Reality Check 2026-06-17 · 29m Open
Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice 2026-06-15 · 60m Open
Are We About to Lose Control of AI? | AI Reality Check 2026-06-11 · 21m Open
Should I Press Pause? | Monday Advice 2026-06-08 · 30m Open
How Do I Escape the “Busyness Singularity”? | Monday Advice 2026-06-01 · 45m Open
Did AI Just “Solve” Math? (Let’s Take a Closer Look) | AI Reality Check 2026-05-28 · 32m Open
How Do I Reclaim My Schedule? (w/ Laura Vanderkam) | Monday Advice 2026-05-25 · 84m Open
Has AI Conquered Coding? (It’s Not So Simple…) | AI Reality Check 2026-05-21 · 13m Open
Am I Addicted to My Phone? (w/ Anna Lembke) | Monday Advice 2026-05-18 · 89m Open
Is AI About to “Eat Everything”? | AI Reality Check 2026-05-14 · 32m Open
Do I Need a Digital Intervention? | Monday Advice 2026-05-11 · 41m Open
Is the AI Doom Fever Breaking? | AI Reality Check 2026-05-07 · 27m Open
Why Do Better Tools Make Me Worse at My Job? (w/ David Epstein) | Monday Advice 2026-05-04 · 83m Open
Is AI About to Automate Every Office Job? | AI Reality Check 2026-04-30 · 33m Open
How Do I Build “Cognitive Fitness”? | Monday Advice 2026-04-27 · 54m Open
Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check 2026-04-23 · 73m Open
Do I Need More Discipline? | Monday Advice 2026-04-20 · 88m Open
Is Claude Mythos “Terrifying”? | AI Reality Check 2026-04-16 · 25m Open
Ep. 400: Should I Embrace “Slow Technology”? 2026-04-13 · 94m Open
AI Reality Check: Is AI Stealing Entry-Level Jobs? 2026-04-09 · 16m Open
Ep. 399: Is Deep Work Still Possible in 2026? 2026-04-06 · 66m Open
AI Reality Check: Can LLMs “Scheme”? 2026-04-02 · 20m Open
Ep. 398: How Do I Find Purpose in a Distracted World? (w/ Arthur Brooks) 2026-03-30 · 80m Open
AI Reality Check: Are LLMs a Dead End? 2026-03-26 · 31m Open
Ep. 397: Why Do “Productivity Technologies” Make My Job Worse? 2026-03-23 · 69m Open
AI Reality Check: Did AI Just Become Sentient? 2026-03-19 · 24m Open
Ep. 396: Can I Learn To Love My Phone Again? 2026-03-16 · 56m Open
AI Reality Check: Is the Economy About to Collapse? 2026-03-12 · 34m Open
Ep. 395: Should I Try a “Social Media Pause”? 2026-03-09 · 89m Open
AI Reality Check: Did the LLM Job Apocalypse Begin Last Week? 2026-03-05 · 30m Open
Ep. 394: Do I Need a Better Planning System? 2026-03-02 · 97m Open
Ep. 393: Can Movies Save Us From Our Phones? 2026-02-23 · 71m Open
Ep. 392: Are “Micro-Streamers” the Future of Media? + Why Cal Spent $60 on a Task App 2026-02-16 · 64m Open
Ep. 391: Is AI Reporting Broken? + Rethinking Morning Routines 2026-02-09 · 61m Open
Ep. 390: What Happens When You Ditch Your Smartphone? + Assessing the Internet’s Latest Self-Help Sensation 2026-02-02 · 73m Open
Ep. 389: Is the Internet Hijacking Ambition? + Escaping Messaging Hell 2026-01-26 · 110m Open
Ep. 388: What’s Worrying Jon Haidt Now? + Should You Buy a Landline? (Cal just did…) 2026-01-19 · 86m Open
Ep 387: Can Substack Save Journalism? + Viral Advice for Ignoring Your Phone 2026-01-12 · 87m Open
Ep 386: Was 2025 a Great or Terrible Year for AI? (w/ Ed Zitron) 2026-01-05 · 143m Open
Ep 385: Single-Purpose Notebooks (REPLAY) 2025-12-29 · 71m Open
Ep 384: What Should I Read for a Deeper New Year? 2025-12-22 · 79m Open
Ep 383: Why Is Everyone Talking About “Against the Machine”? (w/ Tyler Austin Harper) 2025-12-15 · 97m Open
Ep. 382: Is the Internet Becoming Television? 2025-12-08 · 75m Open
Ep. Ep 381: Life Advice from Legendary Writers 2025-12-01 · 100m Open
Ep. 380: ChatGPT is Not Alive! 2025-11-24 · 81m Open
Ep. 379: The Flexibility Myth 2025-11-17 · 117m Open
Ep. 378: The Lost Art of Long Thinking 2025-11-10 · 91m Open
Ep. 377: The Case Against Superintelligence 2025-11-03 · 93m Open
Ep. 376: The Lincoln Protocol 2025-10-27 · 84m
Ep. 376: The Lincoln Protocol 2025-10-27 · 86m Open
Ep. 375: Did OpenAI Just Kill Social Media? 2025-10-20 · 98m Open
Ep. 374: This is Your Brain on Phones 2025-10-13 · 100m Open
Ep. 373: The Internet’s Best Advice for Reinventing Your Life 2025-10-06 · 99m Open
Ep. 372: Decoding TikTok’s Algorithm 2025-09-29 · 89m Open
IN-DEPTH: Focus like a Nobel Prize Winner (w/ Brian Keating) 2025-09-25 · 65m Open
Ep. 371: Is it Finally Time to Leave Social Media? 2025-09-22 · 80m Open
Ep. 370: Deep Work in the Age of AI 2025-09-15 · 73m Open
Ep. 369: Why Are We Getting Dumber? A Debate. 2025-09-08 · 95m Open
IN-DEPTH: The Game of Life (w/ Tim Ferriss) 2025-09-04 · 117m Open
Ep. 368: I Want Work-Life Balance. Am I Doomed to Mediocrity? 2025-09-01 · 90m Open
Ep. 367: What if AI Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This? 2025-08-25 · 99m Open
Ep. 366: How to Reinvent Your Life in 4 Months (Classic Episode from August, 2023) 2025-08-18 · 79m Open
Ep. 365: What Technology Wants (and How to Push Back) 2025-08-11 · 65m Open
Ep. 364: Metrics 101 2025-08-04 · 71m Open
Ep. 363: Escaping the Digital Doldrums 2025-07-28 · 71m Open
Ep. 362: The Texting Dilemma 2025-07-21 · 73m Open
Ep. 361: Do You Need an App Blocker? 2025-07-14 · 62m Open
Ep. 360: One-Page Productivity 2025-07-07 · 59m Open
Ep. 359: Should We Fear Cognitive Debt? 2025-06-30 · 110m Open
Ep. 358: Are Parents (Finally) Ready to Fight Smartphones? 2025-06-23 · 64m Open
Ep. 357: What Worries the Internet’s Favorite Philosopher? 2025-06-16 · 75m Open
IN-DEPTH: The Art of Non-Conformity (w/ Chris Guillebeau) 2025-06-12 · 68m Open
Ep. 356: How Much Should We Work? 2025-06-09 · 66m Open
Ep. 355: Quit Social Media (For Real This Time) 2025-06-02 · 74m Open
Ep. 354: The Workload Fairytale 2025-05-26 · 76m Open
Ep. 353: Summer Schedules 2025-05-19 · 83m Open
Ep. 352: It’s Okay to Slow Down 2025-05-12 · 72m Open
Ep. 351: Making the Internet Good Again 2025-05-05 · 76m Open
Ep. 350: Is Inbox Zero Possible? 2025-04-28 · 71m Open
Ep. 349: Sam Altman On Productivity 2025-04-21 · 74m Open
IN-DEPTH: Architecting a Deep Life (w/ David Dewane) 2025-04-17 · 95m Open
Ep. 348: Manage Your Time in 5 Minutes a Day 2025-04-14 · 85m Open
Ep. 347: The Forgotten Phone Harms 2025-04-07 · 71m Open
Ep. 346: Getting Smarter in a Dumb World 2025-03-31 · 72m Open
Ep. 345: Are We Getting Dumber? 2025-03-24 · 71m Open
Ep. 344: You Are Not a Cog 2025-03-17 · 88m Open
Ep. 343: A Minimal Protocol for Taking Control of Your LIfe 2025-03-10 · 93m
IN-DEPTH: Greatness on Trial (w/ Brad Stulberg and Clay Skipper) 2025-03-06 · 79m
Ep. 342: The Good Life Algorithm 2025-03-03 · 81m
Ep. 341: Drowning, Treading, or Swimming 2025-02-24 · 91m
Ep. 340: Productivity Rain Dances 2025-02-17 · 83m
Ep. 339: Let Brandon Cook 2025-02-10 · 97m
Ep. 338: Why You’re Always Distracted 2025-02-03 · 90m
Ep. 337: Hacking Remote Work 2025-01-27 · 103m
Ep. 336: On Screens and Solitude 2025-01-20 · 93m
Ep. 335: On Morning Routines 2025-01-13 · 97m
Ep. 334: Hallmark Movies and the Deep Life 2025-01-06 · 79m
Ep. 333: New Year Course Correction 2024-12-30 · 79m
Ep. 332: Jesse Takeover! 2024-12-23 · 102m
IN-DEPTH: The Comfort Crisis (w/ Michael Easter) 2024-12-19 · 82m
Ep. 331: Money and the Deep Life 2024-12-16 · 85m
Ep. 330: Tackling Social Media’s Hidden Dangers 2024-12-09 · 79m
IN-DEPTH: Greatness vs. Contentment (w/ Kendra Adachi) 2024-12-05 · 66m
Ep. 329: The Tao of Cal 2024-12-02 · 80m
Ep. 328: Analog Mode 2024-11-25 · 91m
Ep. 327: Would Kant Use TikTok? 2024-11-18 · 91m
Ep. 326: Time to Unplug 2024-11-11 · 95m
Ep. 325: Simple Focus Protocols 2024-11-04 · 81m
Ep. 324: Taming Non-Work Tasks 2024-10-28 · 82m
Ep. 323: Strategic Procrastination 2024-10-21 · 82m
IN-DEPTH:The Productivity Trap (w/ Oliver Burkeman) 2024-10-17 · 77m
Ep. 322: The Discipline Ladder 2024-10-14 · 82m
Ep. 321: Escaping Your Phone 2024-10-07 · 78m
Ep. 320: Jobs and the Deep Life 2024-09-30 · 69m
IN-DEPTH: Systematic Depth (w/ Ryan Holiday) 2024-09-26 · 74m
Ep. 319: Reclaim Your Time 2024-09-23 · 78m
Ep. 318: Take a Break 2024-09-16 · 76m
Ep. 317: The 10-Year Rule 2024-09-09 · 90m
Ep. 316: Weekly Templates 2024-09-02 · 82m
Ep. 315: The Surprising Myth of Doing Less 2024-08-26 · 74m
Ep. 314: Elements of the Deep Life 2024-08-19 · 60m
Ep. 313: Structured Journaling 2024-08-12 · 77m
Ep. 312: Productivity Basics 2024-08-05 · 98m
Ep. 311: Finding Focus in Distracting Times 2024-07-29 · 80m
Ep. 310: Rethinking Discipline 2024-07-22 · 83m
Ep. 309: Deep Habits 2024-07-15 · 65m
Ep. 308: The Power of the Quiet Mind 2024-07-08 · 83m
Ep. 307: Ultra-Processed Content 2024-07-01 · 82m
Ep. 306: Defusing AI Panic 2024-06-24 · 104m
Ep. 305: Is Time Blocking Oppressive? 2024-06-17 · 84m
Ep. 304: Seinfeld on The Deep Life 2024-06-10 · 82m
Ep. 303: The Problem with Grand Goals 2024-06-03 · 97m
Ep. 302: Re-Enchanting Work 2024-05-27 · 84m
Ep. 301: Reclaiming Time and Focus (w/ Jordan Harbinger) 2024-05-20 · 98m
Ep. 300: Hidden Technology Traps 2024-05-13 · 85m
Ep. 299: Our Love/Hate Relationship with Personal Productivity 2024-05-06 · 141m
Ep. 298: Rethinking Attention 2024-04-29 · 81m
Ep. 297: The Deep Life Hardware 2024-04-22 · 89m
Ep. 296: Jane Austen’s To-Do List (LIVE) 2024-04-15 · 84m
Ep. 295: Artists Revolt Against Social Media 2024-04-08 · 86m
Ep. 294: A Tactical Assault on Busyness 2024-04-01 · 78m
Ep. 293: Can A.I. Empty My Inbox? 2024-03-25 · 98m
Ep. 292: Single-Purpose Notebooks 2024-03-18 · 79m
Ep. 291: Do Better, Do Less 2024-03-11 · 63m
Ep. 290: Financing the Deep Life (w/ Noah Kagan) 2024-03-04 · 93m
Ep. 289: The Email Catastrophe 2024-02-26 · 94m
Ep. 288: Confronting Your Phone 2024-02-19 · 77m
Ep. 287: Minimalist Notes 2024-02-12 · 84m
Ep. 286: Rethinking Self Help 2024-02-05 · 105m
Ep. 285: The Productivity Paradox 2024-01-29 · 77m
Ep. 284: Feel-Good Productivity (w/ Ali Abdaal) 2024-01-22 · 105m
Ep. 283: How To Organize Your Life 2024-01-15 · 82m
Ep. 282: Slow Distractions 2024-01-08 · 81m
Ep. 281: Learning Hard Things 2024-01-01 · 90m
Ep. 280: Proven Rules for Deep Living (w/ Arthur Brooks) 2023-12-25 · 99m
Ep. 279: Confronting Overload 2023-12-18 · 88m
Ep. 278: How to Think 2023-12-11 · 83m
Ep. 277: From Chaos to Calm (in 1 day) 2023-12-04 · 107m
Ep. 276: Lazy or Disorganized? 2023-11-27 · 100m
Ep. 275: Accomplishing Hard Goals 2023-11-20 · 95m
Ep. 274: The Deep Life Stack v2.0 2023-11-13 · 85m
Ep. 273: A Deep Response to Distraction 2023-11-06 · 84m
Ep. 272: The Essential Tools (w/ David Epstein) 2023-10-30 · 95m
Ep. 271: The Long Game 2023-10-23 · 70m
Ep. 270: Depth vs. Distraction 2023-10-16 · 75m
Ep. 269: Don’t Get Started 2023-10-09 · 79m
Ep. 268: Stoicism and the Deep Life 2023-10-02 · 79m
Ep. 267: Why Are You Tired? 2023-09-25 · 103m
Ep. 266: Take Control of Your Technology Habits 2023-09-18 · 103m
Ep. 265: Big Ideas for Deeper Living 2023-09-11 · 83m
Ep. 264: IN-DEPTH: How to Master Change (with Brad Stulberg) 2023-09-04 · 80m
Ep. 263: Overhaul Your Life 2023-08-28 · 85m
Ep. 262: Creativity Hacking 2023-08-21 · 76m
Ep. 261: Control Your Time 2023-08-14 · 93m
Ep. 260: Make Haste Slowly 2023-08-07 · 80m
Ep. 259: The Four-Hour Work Day 2023-07-31 · 73m
Ep. 258: Godel’s Deep Life Stack 2023-07-24 · 86m
Ep. 257: Refusing Overwork 2023-07-17 · 73m
Ep. 256: Start with Discipline 2023-07-10 · 73m
Ep. 255: The Failure of Cybernetic Productivity 2023-07-03 · 72m
Ep. 254: The Laws of Less 2023-06-26 · 78m
Ep. 253: Making Time for What Matters (w/ Laura Vanderkam) 2023-06-19 · 99m
Ep. 252: The Deep Life Stack 2023-06-12 · 78m
Ep. 251: The Efficiency Trap 2023-06-05 · 71m
Ep. 250: In Defense of Thinking 2023-05-29 · 79m
Ep. 249: The Good Enough Job (w/ Simone Stolzoff) 2023-05-22 · 105m
Ep. 248: Decoding Overload 2023-05-15 · 68m
Ep. 247: The Productive Life (w/ Sarah Hart-Unger) 2023-05-08 · 116m
Ep. 246: Kids and Phones 2023-05-01 · 86m
Ep. 245: “Crazy” Productivity 2023-04-24 · 68m
Ep. 244: Thoughts on ChatGPT 2023-04-17 · 90m
Ep. 243: In The Weeds! 2023-04-10 · 57m
Ep. 242: The Simple Life 2023-04-03 · 85m
Ep. 241: The Virality Trap 2023-03-27 · 70m
Ep. 240: Disciplined Laziness 2023-03-20 · 64m
Ep. 239: On Time and Stress 2023-03-13 · 74m
Ep. 238: The Joys of the Reading Life 2023-03-06 · 70m
Ep. 237: Reimagining the Internet 2023-02-27 · 77m
Ep. 236: Hacking Remote Work 2023-02-20 · 80m
Ep. 235: Is Productivity Overrated? 2023-02-13 · 73m
Ep. 234: Ambition without Burnout 2023-02-06 · 92m
Ep. 233: Escaping Your Tyrannical Inbox 2023-01-30 · 80m
Ep. 232: The Lumberjack Paradox 2023-01-23 · 74m
Ep. 231: Fight Burnout with Work Cycles 2023-01-16 · 76m
Ep. 230: How Well Are You Living? 2023-01-09 · 86m
Ep. 229: Developing Discipline 2023-01-02 · 77m
Ep. 228: A World Without Busyness 2022-12-26 · 72m
Ep. 227: Visions of the Deep Life? 2022-12-19 · 88m
Ep. 226: The Productivity Dragon 2022-12-12 · 89m
Ep. 225: Should I Become A Thriller Writer? (w/ J.T. Ellison) 2022-12-05 · 104m
Ep. 224: A World Without Twitter? 2022-11-28 · 117m
Ep. 223: Could This Meeting Have Been An Email? 2022-11-21 · 98m
Ep. 222: Did Cavemen Use To-Do Lists? 2022-11-14 · 90m
Ep. 221: Can Parents Do Deep Work? 2022-11-07 · 89m
Ep. 220: The Two Types of Ambition 2022-11-01 · 94m
Listen to This: The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos 2022-10-26 · 5m
Ep. 219: The Deep Reset 2022-10-24 · 90m
Ep. 218: Work vs. Meaning 2022-10-17 · 102m
Ep. 217: Slow Productivity Advice 2022-10-10 · 90m
Ep. 216: Deep Walking To Work Less 2022-10-03 · 86m
Ep. 215: RYAN HOLIDAY: Discipline Is Destiny 2022-09-26 · 88m
Ep. 214: Quiet Quitting 2022-09-19 · 86m
Ep. 213: The Art Of Saying No 2022-09-12 · 90m
Ep. 212: The Productivity Dragon Returns 2022-09-05 · 96m
Ep. 211: How Cal Organizes His Life 2022-08-29 · 76m
Ep. 210: Visions of a Deep Life 2022-08-22 · 68m
Ep. 209: Email and Living with Purpose 2022-08-15 · 72m
Ep. 208: To-Do Lists Are Inhumane 2022-08-08 · 82m
Ep. 207: A Digital Minimalism Intervention (w/ JAMIE KILSTEIN) 2022-08-02 · 90m
Ep 206 – Striving to do less 2022-07-25 · 49m
Ep. 205: Why I’m a Bad Correspondent 2022-07-18 · 67m
Ep. 204: Deep Life Principles 2022-07-11 · 93m
Ep. 203: Taming Meetings 2022-07-04 · 85m
Ep. 202: TikTok Dismisses Facebook 2022-06-27 · 82m
Ep. 201: Making a Living Online 2022-06-20 · 91m
Ep. 200: Decoding the Deep Life 2022-06-13 · 78m
Ep. 199: Quieting an Ambitious Brain 2022-06-10 · 70m
Ep. 198: The Second Principle of Slow Productivity 2022-05-30 · 65m
Ep. 197: I’m Writing a New Book 2022-05-23 · 94m
Ep. 196: Shutting Down Anxiety 2022-05-15 · 89m
Ep. 195: Deep Walks 2022-05-09 · 85m
Ep. 194: The Surprising Math of Doing Less 2022-05-02 · 79m
Ep. 193: How do I read more? 2022-04-25 · 95m
Ep. 192 : Habit Tune-Up Returns! 2022-04-21 · 62m
Ep. 191: Can We Fix the Internet? 2022-04-18 · 65m
Ep. 190: CALLS: Managing Idea Notebooks 2022-04-14 · 63m
Ep. 189: Why Did The Times Drop Twitter? 2022-04-11 · 61m
Ep. 188: The Books I Read in March 2022 2022-04-07 · 55m
Ep. 187: Helping 100K Employees Work Deeper 2022-04-04 · 76m
Ep. 186: The Power of “Day Batching” 2022-03-31 · 60m
Ep. 185: How Do I Escape Filter Bubbles? 2022-03-28 · 67m
Ep. 184: REPLAY: The Productivity Baby Steps 2022-03-24 · 45m
Ep. 183: Crazy or Deep? 2022-03-21 · 51m
Ep. 182: Cal’s Business Model 2022-03-17 · 62m
Ep. 181: Should I Quit My Lawyer Job? 2022-03-14 · 71m
Ep. 180: CALLS: Four Day Weeks Aren’t Enough 2022-03-10 · 60m
Ep. 179: Do Techniques Beat Talent? 2022-03-07 · 61m
Ep. 178: CALLS: On Doing Hard Things 2022-03-03 · 71m
Ep. 177: Is Ambition Worth It? 2022-02-28 · 73m
Ep. 176: CALLS: Taming Information Overload 2022-02-24 · 57m
Ep. 175: What is the Deep Life? 2022-02-21 · 69m
Ep. 174: CALLS: Thinking for Yourself 2022-02-17 · 70m
Ep. 173: What is Deep Work? 2022-02-14 · 68m
Ep. 172: CALLS: The Books I Read in January 2022 2022-02-10 · 69m
Ep. 171: Is Slow Productivity the Solution to Burnout? 2022-02-07 · 84m
Ep. 170: CALLS: Don’t Follow Your Passion 2022-02-03 · 51m
Ep. 169: How Do I Manage My Time? 2022-01-31 · 77m
Ep. 168: Should I Quit My Law Partner Job? 2022-01-27 · 44m
Ep. 167: What Do We Look Like? (Videos Are Now Live!) 2022-01-24 · 65m
Ep. 166: LISTENER CALLS: The Deep Life vs. The Good Life 2022-01-20 · 56m
Ep. 165: Why Are We Burnt Out? 2022-01-17 · 63m
Ep. 164: LISTENER CALLS: Training for Hard Intellectual Work 2022-01-13 · 55m
Ep. 163: The Books I Read in December 2021 2022-01-10 · 67m
Ep. 162: LISTENER CALLS: Ambition and the Deep Life 2022-01-06 · 41m
Ep. 161: Should I Follow My Skill or My Passion? 2022-01-03 · 50m
Ep. 160: REPLAY: What is Discipline (and How Do I Get It?) 2021-12-30 · 50m
Ep. 159: REPLAY: How Much Should I Read? 2021-12-27 · 69m
Ep. 158: LISTENER CALLS: The Story of My First Book Deal 2021-12-23 · 61m
Ep. 157: JENNY BLAKE: Help Me Do Less! 2021-12-20 · 90m
Ep. 156: LISTENER CALLS: My Process for Writing New Yorker Articles 2021-12-16 · 48m
Ep. 155: Is Your Productivity System Leaking? 2021-12-13 · 60m
Ep. 154: LISTENER CALLS: Coping With a Hyperactive Job 2021-12-09 · 40m
Ep. 153: Why Was Ian Malcom Sent to Jurassic Park? 2021-12-06 · 63m
Ep. 152: LISTENER CALLS: The Magic of Autopilot Scheduling 2021-12-02 · 45m
Ep. 151: Should you move to the country? 2021-11-29 · 66m
Ep. 150: LISTENER CALLS: Finding More Family Time 2021-11-25 · 55m
Ep. 149: How Do I Tame Email? 2021-11-22 · 70m
Ep. 148: LISTENER CALLS: Decoding the Productive Pause 2021-11-18 · 46m
Ep.147: Why Did I Never Join Social Media? 2021-11-15 · 67m
Ep. 146: LISTENER CALLS: A Revolution is Coming in Knowledge Work 2021-11-11 · 51m
Ep. 145: Is the Deep Life Compatible with Serving Humanity? 2021-11-08 · 56m
Ep. 144: LISTENER CALLS: Is Overload Necessary? 2021-11-04 · 54m
Ep. 143: What Would You Say You Do Here? 2021-11-01 · 55m
Ep. 142: LISTENER CALLS: Making Hard Work Routine 2021-10-28 · 55m
Ep. 141: Is the Era of Social Media Ending? 2021-10-25 · 69m
Ep. 140: LISTENER CALLS: Frustration and the Deep Life 2021-10-21 · 48m
Ep. 139: Am I Good at Time Management or Just Lazy? 2021-10-18 · 64m
Ep. 138: LISTENER CALLS: How I Read So Much 2021-10-14 · 51m
Ep. 137: Why Am I Uncomfortable With Facebook Backlash? 2021-10-11 · 64m
Ep. 136: LISTENER CALLS: Reversing Burnout 2021-10-07 · 54m
Ep. 135: Is Screen Time Bad? 2021-10-04 · 51m
Ep. 134: LISTENER CALLS: Returning to Deep Work After the Pandemic 2021-09-30 · 57m
Ep. 133: How Do I Defeat Distraction? 2021-09-27 · 66m
Ep. 132: LISTENER CALLS: Managing Non-Work Tasks 2021-09-23 · 52m
Ep. 131: The Elements of the Deep Life 2021-09-20 · 56m
Ep. 130: LISTENER CALLS: Leadership vs. Availability 2021-09-16 · 42m
Ep. 129: How Do I Get My Kid Off His Smartphone? 2021-09-13 · 59m
Ep. 128: LISTENER CALLS: The Art of "No" 2021-09-09 · 55m
Ep. 127: Does Productivity Diminish Leisure? (with Brad Stulberg) 2021-09-06 · 88m
Ep. 126: LISTENER CALLS: A Tour of My Home Offices 2021-09-02 · 39m
Ep. 125: What is Discipline (and How Do I Get It?) 2021-08-30 · 50m
Ep. 124: LISTENER CALLS: Preserving Depth in the Vast Shallows 2021-08-26 · 43m
Ep. 123: What Is My Daily Routine? 2021-08-23 · 55m
Ep. 122: LISTENER CALLS: Figuring Out Your Values 2021-08-19 · 45m
Ep. 121: Is Writing Everyday Overrated? (with Srini Rao) 2021-08-16 · 105m
Ep. 120: LISTENER CALLS: Students' Diminishing Focus 2021-08-12 · 33m
Ep. 119: Does Accomplishment Require Overload? 2021-08-09 · 70m
Ep. 118: LISTENER CALLS: A Primer On My Planning Philosophy 2021-08-05 · 56m
Ep. 117: Should I Quit My Job to Become a Writer? 2021-08-02 · 80m
Ep. 116: RE-READING: Shop Class as Soulcraft (with Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness) 2021-07-26 · 88m
Ep. 115: JORDAN HARBINGER: What is the Future of Podcasting? 2021-07-19 · 104m
Ep. 114: LISTENER CALLS: Growing a Podcast Without Social Media 2021-07-15 · 38m
Ep. 113: How Do I Become a Deep Life Radical? 2021-07-12 · 80m
Ep. 112: LISTENER CALLS: The Productivity Baby Steps 2021-07-08 · 44m
Ep. 111: How Do I Tame Distracting Thoughts? 2021-07-05 · 69m
Ep. 110: LISTENER CALLS: Making the Deep Life Happen 2021-07-01 · 36m
Ep. 109: How Much Should I Read? 2021-06-28 · 69m
Ep. 108: LISTENER CALLS: Becoming Productive 2021-06-24 · 45m
Ep. 107: How Do I Stay Motivated on Long-Term Projects? 2021-06-21 · 61m
Ep. 106: LISTENER CALLS: Art Without Social Media 2021-06-17 · 39m
Ep. 105: Should I Read the News? 2021-06-14 · 65m
Ep. 104: LISTENER CALLS: Saying "No" Without Saying "No" 2021-06-10 · 42m
Ep. 103: What is the Relationship Between Order and Well-Being? 2021-06-07 · 66m
Ep. 102: BRAD STULBERG: How Do We Work Less? 2021-06-03 · 82m
Ep. 101: Does Productivity Impede the Deep Life? 2021-05-31 · 58m
Ep. 100: LISTENER CALLS: Scheduling Household Admin 2021-05-27 · 45m
Ep. 99: Should I Move to Sweden or Make Money? 2021-05-24 · 68m
Ep. 98: LISTENER CALLS: Choosing the Right Job 2021-05-20 · 40m
Ep. 97: Should I Outsource My Inbox? 2021-05-17 · 63m
Ep. 96: LISTENER CALLS: Emotional Distractions 2021-05-13 · 39m
Ep. 95: How Do I Maintain the Will to Do Deep Work? 2021-05-10 · 73m
Ep. 94: LISTENER CALLS: Battling Bothersome Bosses 2021-05-06 · 35m
Ep. 93: Am I Overcommitted or Bad at Time Management? 2021-05-03 · 66m
Ep. 92: LISTENER CALLS: The Perils of Coercive Productivity 2021-04-29 · 37m
Ep. 91: GREG MCKEOWN on Making Essential Work Effortless 2021-04-26 · 83m
Ep. 90: LISTENER CALLS: My Current Scheduling Setup 2021-04-22 · 52m
Ep. 89: Do I Need a Dumb Phone? 2021-04-19 · 63m
Ep. 88: LISTENER CALLS: My Notebooks and Instagram-Addicted Artists 2021-04-15 · 34m
Ep. 87: Should I Switch Careers to Pursue my Dream? 2021-04-12 · 54m
Ep. 86: LISTENER CALLS: Mastering the Art of Thinking While Walking 2021-04-08 · 36m
Ep. 85: Are NFTs Frivolous or Fundamental? 2021-04-05 · 72m
Ep. 84: LISTENER CALLS: Prioritizing Projects and Deep Decor 2021-04-01 · 33m
Ep. 83: Is Email Work? 2021-03-29 · 67m
Ep. 82: Habit Tune-Up: The Joys and Sorrows of Binge Working 2021-03-25 · 45m
Ep. 81: How Do I Avoid Burnout? 2021-03-22 · 81m
Ep. 80: Habit Tune-Up: Deep Work After Hard Days 2021-03-18 · 34m
Ep. 79: Should This Meeting Have Been an Email? 2021-03-15 · 69m
Ep. 78: Habit Tune-Up: Time Blocking vs. Bullet Journaling 2021-03-11 · 37m
Ep. 77: Does Email Have a Mind of Its Own? 2021-03-08 · 75m
Ep. 76: Habit Tune-Up: Email On Speed (Taming WhatsApp) 2021-03-04 · 37m
Ep. 75: JOSHUA FIELDS MILBURN on Saying "No" to Almost Everything 2021-03-01 · 97m
Ep. 74: Habit Tune-Up: Taming Trello 2021-02-25 · 41m
Ep. 73: Can I Become Rich Living Deeply? 2021-02-22 · 70m
Ep. 72: Habit Tune-Up: Excessive Planning Syndrome 2021-02-18 · 43m
Ep. 71: How Do We Escape the Autonomy Trap? 2021-02-15 · 81m
Ep. 70: Habit Tune-Up: Getting Things Done During a Terrible, Isolating Pandemic 2021-02-11 · 44m
Ep. 69: How Do I Find Joy in Leisure? 2021-02-08 · 72m
Ep. 68: Habit Tune-Up: The Power of Becoming Your Own Assistant 2021-02-04 · 41m
Ep. 67: TIM HARFORD on Leaving Academia to Become a Bestselling Writer 2021-02-01 · 108m
Ep. 66: Habit Tune-Up: Bullet Journaling vs. Trello 2021-01-28 · 37m
Ep. 65: Is Productivity Bad? 2021-01-25 · 78m
Ep. 64: Habit Tune-Up: A Look Inside My Book Research Systems 2021-01-21 · 45m
Ep. 63: How Do I Minimize Meetings? 2021-01-18 · 63m
Ep. 62: Habit Tune-Up: Managing Information in Your Inbox 2021-01-14 · 40m
Ep. 61: How Should I Tackle Big Projects? 2021-01-11 · 87m
Ep. 60: Habit Tune-Up: Getting Things Done on Distracting Days 2021-01-07 · 47m
Ep. 59: Why Be Productive? 2021-01-04 · 80m
Ep. 58: Habit Tune-Up: Clarifying Task Organization, Graduate Student Advice, and My Research Workflow 2020-12-31 · 39m
Ep. 57: Troubleshooting Shutdowns, Taming Overflowing Inboxes, and Tuning Core Values 2020-12-28 · 73m
Ep. 56: Habit Tune-Up: Escaping Academic Twitter, Time Blocking During Vacation, and Making Time for Big Projects 2020-12-23 · 33m
Ep. 55: Shallow Teams, Vague Goals, and Pandemic Screen Time 2020-12-21 · 81m
Ep. 54: Habit Tune-Up: Capture Tools, Getting Started, and Building Skills at Home 2020-12-17 · 40m
Ep. 53: Covey's Quads, "Perfect" Productivity Systems, and Reducing Laziness 2020-12-14 · 80m
Ep. 52: Habit Tune-Up: Pandemic-Induced Overload, Side Hustles, and Managing for Depth 2020-12-10 · 36m
Ep. 51: Saying "No", Building an Email List Without Social Media, and Falling Short of High Expectations | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-12-07 · 80m
Ep. 50: Habit Tune-Up: Artificial Overload, Deep Retirement, and Motivational Crises 2020-12-03 · 39m
Ep. 49: Organizing Massive Projects, Taming IM, and Exploring the Deep Life Canon 2020-11-30 · 95m
Ep. 48: Habit Tune-Up: Deep Athletes, Idea Capture, and Distracting Rumination 2020-11-26 · 49m
Ep. 47: BRAD STULBERG on Burn Out, Career Transformation, and Intentional Living 2020-11-23 · 108m
Ep. 46: Habit Tune-Up: Mastering Teaching, Containing Emotional Emails, and Working Deeply with a Newborn 2020-11-19 · 61m
Ep. 45: My Trello Setup, Student and Screens, My Call for a Deep Reset | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-11-16 · 98m
Ep. 44: Habit Tune-Up: Prioritizing Tasks, Balancing My Many Endeavors, and Resisting Radicalization 2020-11-12 · 58m
Ep. 43: Unproductive Days, Content Fatigue, and Cultivating Character | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-11-09 · 97m
Ep. 42: GREG MCKEOWN and I Discuss Unplugging, Doing Less, and Finding Focus 2020-11-05 · 53m
Ep. 41: Selling Your First Book, Shallow Spouses, and My Dream Schedule | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-11-02 · 81m
Ep. 40: Habit Tune-Up: Optimal Notebook Usage, Quarterly Planning, and Combating Burn Out 2020-10-29 · 54m
Ep. 39: DAVID EPSTEIN on Skills, Practice, and the Subtle Art of Cultivating a Meaningful Career 2020-10-26 · 106m
Ep. 38: Habit Tune-Up: Daily vs. Weekly Planning, Supercharging Home Offices, and Taming Demanding Jobs 2020-10-22 · 55m
Ep.37: The Planning Fallacy, Inbox Zero, and the Limits of Ethical Technology | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-10-19 · 112m
Ep. 36: Habit Tune-Up: Scheduling Life Admin, Finding Time for Practice, and High-Tech Metric Tracking 2020-10-15 · 46m
Ep. 35: Managing Deeply, Quitting Facebook, and Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Information Overload | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-10-12 · 106m
Ep. 34: Habit Tune-Up: Productivity Chimeras, OmniFocus, and Finding Time to Write 2020-10-09 · 40m
Ep 33: Rethinking Delegation, Pandemic Childcare, and Balancing Deep Work with Deep Hobbies 2020-10-05 · 79m
Ep. 32: Habit Tune-Up: Tracking Deliberate Practice, Getting Over the Fact Work is Hard, and Taming the Emotional Rigors of Depth 2020-10-01 · 47m
Ep. 31: RYAN HOLIDAY on Ranch Life, Fostering Discipline, and the Loss of Reading Culture 2020-09-28 · 76m
Ep. 30: Habit Tune-Up: Easing into Time Blocks, Planning Big Goals, and the Story of How I Sold My First Book 2020-09-24 · 45m
Ep. 29: My Daily Routine, Returning to Deep Work, and Digital Minimalism During a Pandemic | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-09-20 · 82m
Ep. 28: Habit Tune-Up: Multiplying Eureka Moments, My Capture Setup, and Reducing Mass Email Destruction 2020-09-17 · 39m
Ep. 27: Inside My Planning Discipline, the Joys and Sorrows of Slack, and Finding Depth Among Shallow Friends | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-09-14 · 80m
Ep. 26: Habit Tune-Up: My Fall Schedule, Tough Love for a Distracted Listener, and Deep Meetings 2020-09-10 · 43m
Ep. 25: Student Shutdown Rituals, Optimal Deep-to-Shallow Ratios, and the $20 Million Question | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-09-06 · 69m
Ep. 24: Habit Tune-Up: Slaying the Productivity Hydra, Upgrading Careers, and Mastering a Difficult Job 2020-09-03 · 38m
Ep. 23: Email Saunas, Preaching Depth, and Rooted Productivity | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-08-30 · 69m
Ep. 22: Habit Tune-Up: Seeking Depth When Working from Home, Academia's Email Problem, and Sequencing Projects 2020-08-27 · 43m
Ep. 21: Taming Writer's Block, the Exaggerated Importance of a Digital Presence, and the Miseries of Digital Living | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-08-23 · 98m
Ep. 20: Habit Tune-Up: Productivity System Indecision, Embracing Boredom, and Craving Depth in a Shallow Job 2020-08-20 · 46m
Ep. 19: Calendar Shaming, Digital Detox Struggles, and the Unexpected Challenges of Autonomy | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-08-17 · 87m
Ep. 18: Habit Tune-Up: Outsourcing Chores, Mitigating Unavoidable Distractions, and Productivity Beyond Basic Lists 2020-08-13 · 43m
Ep. 17: Delegation Without Email, Fighting Imposter Syndrome, and My Thoughts on Critical Theory | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-08-10 · 99m
Ep. 16: Habit Tune-Up: Why Relaxation is Overrated and the Importance of Facing the Productivity Dragon 2020-08-06 · 38m
Ep. 15: Deep Work in Groups, Social Media in Politics, and Confronting Common Arguments Against My Work | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-08-03 · 86m
Ep. 14: Habit Tune-Up: Publishing Strategies, Surviving Side Hustles, Productivity for Support Roles, and Cultivating Balance in the Pursuit of Depth 2020-07-29 · 34m
Ep. 13: Where I Work, Convincing Students to Disconnect, and Applying Deep Work to Deep Social Problems | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-07-27 · 66m
Ep. 12: Habit Tune-Up: Office Hours, Rabbit Holes, Perfectionism, Phones as Escape, and Making Deep Work Deeper 2020-07-23 · 32m
Ep. 11: Work Resistance, Techno-Criticism, Tales from MIT, and the Depth-Destroying Power of Children | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-07-20 · 91m
Ep. 10: Battling Email, Online Learning, and a Game Plan for Escaping a Shallow Life | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-07-13 · 62m
Ep. 9: Habit Tune-Up: Dumbing Down Smartphones, Deep Habits, Progress on Non-Urgent Projects and Training Focus 2020-07-09 · 28m
Ep. 8: Fleeing a Collapsing Career, Taking Notes on Books, Building a Deep Life | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-07-06 · 73m
Ep. 7: Habit Tune-Up: Time Blocking, Document Collaboration, Protecting Time and Doing Too Much 2020-07-03 · 25m
Ep. 6: Balancing the Personal and Professional, Unreasonable Email Expectations, and Avoiding Hard Creative Work | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-06-28 · 68m
Ep. 5: Tackling Procrastination, Building a Productivity System from Scratch, and the Intellectual Shallowness of Social Media | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-06-21 · 71m
Ep. 4: Promoting Books without Social Media, Facebook's Fatal Flaw, and Escaping Soul-Crushing Jobs | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-06-14 · 72m
Ep. 3: Origin of my Productivity Obsession, Analog Relationships, and Detaching from Digital Judgment | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-06-09 · 51m
Ep. 2: Improving Concentration, Influential Books, and Figuring Out What to Focus On | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-06-01 · 51m
Ep. 1: My New Task System, Deep Work with Kids, and Finding Purpose in Distracted Times | DEEP QUESTIONS 2020-05-28 · 50m
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