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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 this podcast, he answers questions from his readers and offers advice about…
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Does OpenAI’s Astra Mean AGI Has Arrived? | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 29m

Classic Episode: How Do I Learn Hard Things? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 15m

Did OpenAI’s Model “Go Rogue”? | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 33m

Why Do Digital Detoxes Fail? What Works Better? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 10m

Am I Optimizing Too Much? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 18m

Does Claude Have Private Thoughts? (Everyone Settle Down) | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 31m

Should I Use Notebooks More Often? (Cal’s Strategy) | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 04m

Do Managers Actually Understand AI? (I’m Not So Sure.) | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 19m

Should I Turn Off the Internet? (Lessons From a Family That Did) | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 05m

Can I Be a Digital Minimalist in 2026? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 59m

Dear AI Companies: Stop the “Doom Trolling” | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 22m

Am I Lazy or Overstimulated? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 57m

Was the Mythos Ban Justified? (Good Idea. Bad Execution.) | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 29m

Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 58m

Are We About to Lose Control of AI? | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 20m

Should I Press Pause? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 30m

How Do I Escape the “Busyness Singularity”? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 45m

Did AI Just “Solve” Math? (Let’s Take a Closer Look) | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 31m

How Do I Reclaim My Schedule? (w/ Laura Vanderkam) | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 24m

Has AI Conquered Coding? (It’s Not So Simple…) | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 12m

Am I Addicted to My Phone? (w/ Anna Lembke) | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 28m

Is AI About to “Eat Everything”? | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 31m

Do I Need a Digital Intervention? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 41m

Is the AI Doom Fever Breaking? | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 26m

Why Do Better Tools Make Me Worse at My Job? (w/ David Epstein) | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 23m

Is AI About to Automate Every Office Job? | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 33m

How Do I Build “Cognitive Fitness”? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 53m

Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 13m

Do I Need More Discipline? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 27m

Is Claude Mythos “Terrifying”? | AI Reality Check
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 24m

Ep. 400: Should I Embrace “Slow Technology”?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 33m

AI Reality Check: Is AI Stealing Entry-Level Jobs?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 16m

Ep. 399: Is Deep Work Still Possible in 2026?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 05m

AI Reality Check: Can LLMs “Scheme”?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 19m

Ep. 398: How Do I Find Purpose in a Distracted World? (w/ Arthur Brooks)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 19m

AI Reality Check: Are LLMs a Dead End?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 30m

Ep. 397: Why Do “Productivity Technologies” Make My Job Worse?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 09m

AI Reality Check: Did AI Just Become Sentient?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 23m

Ep. 396: Can I Learn To Love My Phone Again?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 56m

AI Reality Check: Is the Economy About to Collapse?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 33m

Ep. 395: Should I Try a “Social Media Pause”?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 29m

AI Reality Check: Did the LLM Job Apocalypse Begin Last Week?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 29m

Ep. 394: Do I Need a Better Planning System?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 36m

Ep. 393: Can Movies Save Us From Our Phones?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 10m

Ep. 392: Are “Micro-Streamers” the Future of Media? + Why Cal Spent $60 on a Task App
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 04m

Ep. 391: Is AI Reporting Broken? + Rethinking Morning Routines
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 00m

Ep. 390: What Happens When You Ditch Your Smartphone? + Assessing the Internet’s Latest Self-Help Sensation
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 13m

Ep. 389: Is the Internet Hijacking Ambition? + Escaping Messaging Hell
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 50m

Ep. 388: What’s Worrying Jon Haidt Now? + Should You Buy a Landline? (Cal just did…)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 25m

Ep 387: Can Substack Save Journalism? + Viral Advice for Ignoring Your Phone
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 26m

Ep 386: Was 2025 a Great or Terrible Year for AI? (w/ Ed Zitron)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 2h 23m

Ep 385: Single-Purpose Notebooks (REPLAY)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 11m

Ep 384: What Should I Read for a Deeper New Year?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 18m

Ep 383: Why Is Everyone Talking About “Against the Machine”? (w/ Tyler Austin Harper)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 37m

Ep. 382: Is the Internet Becoming Television?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 15m

Ep. Ep 381: Life Advice from Legendary Writers
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 40m

Ep. 380: ChatGPT is Not Alive!
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 20m

Ep. 379: The Flexibility Myth
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 57m

Ep. 378: The Lost Art of Long Thinking
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 30m

Ep. 377: The Case Against Superintelligence
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 33m

Ep. 376: The Lincoln Protocol
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 25m

Ep. 375: Did OpenAI Just Kill Social Media?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 38m

Ep. 374: This is Your Brain on Phones
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 40m

Ep. 373: The Internet’s Best Advice for Reinventing Your Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 38m

Ep. 372: Decoding TikTok’s Algorithm
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 28m

IN-DEPTH: Focus like a Nobel Prize Winner (w/ Brian Keating)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 04m

Ep. 371: Is it Finally Time to Leave Social Media?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 19m

Ep. 370: Deep Work in the Age of AI
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 12m

Ep. 369: Why Are We Getting Dumber? A Debate.
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 35m

IN-DEPTH: The Game of Life (w/ Tim Ferriss)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 57m

Ep. 368: I Want Work-Life Balance. Am I Doomed to Mediocrity?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 29m

Ep. 367: What if AI Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 39m

Ep. 366: How to Reinvent Your Life in 4 Months (Classic Episode from August, 2023)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 19m

Ep. 365: What Technology Wants (and How to Push Back)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 04m

Ep. 364: Metrics 101
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 11m

Ep. 363: Escaping the Digital Doldrums
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 11m

Ep. 362: The Texting Dilemma
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 12m

Ep. 361: Do You Need an App Blocker?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 01m

Ep. 360: One-Page Productivity
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 59m

Ep. 359: Should We Fear Cognitive Debt?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 50m

Ep. 358: Are Parents (Finally) Ready to Fight Smartphones?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 04m

Ep. 357: What Worries the Internet’s Favorite Philosopher?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 14m

IN-DEPTH: The Art of Non-Conformity (w/ Chris Guillebeau)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 07m

Ep. 356: How Much Should We Work?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 05m

Ep. 355: Quit Social Media (For Real This Time)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 13m

Ep. 354: The Workload Fairytale
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 16m

Ep. 353: Summer Schedules
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 22m

Ep. 352: It’s Okay to Slow Down
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 11m

Ep. 351: Making the Internet Good Again
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 15m

Ep. 350: Is Inbox Zero Possible?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 11m

Ep. 349: Sam Altman On Productivity
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 14m

IN-DEPTH: Architecting a Deep Life (w/ David Dewane)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 35m

Ep. 348: Manage Your Time in 5 Minutes a Day
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 24m

Ep. 347: The Forgotten Phone Harms
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 11m

Ep. 346: Getting Smarter in a Dumb World
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 12m

Ep. 345: Are We Getting Dumber?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 10m

Ep. 344: You Are Not a Cog
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 27m

Ep. 343: A Minimal Protocol for Taking Control of Your LIfe
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 32m

IN-DEPTH: Greatness on Trial (w/ Brad Stulberg and Clay Skipper)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 18m

Ep. 342: The Good Life Algorithm
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 20m

Ep. 341: Drowning, Treading, or Swimming
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 31m

Ep. 340: Productivity Rain Dances
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 22m

Ep. 339: Let Brandon Cook
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 37m

Ep. 338: Why You’re Always Distracted
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 30m

Ep. 337: Hacking Remote Work
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 43m

Ep. 336: On Screens and Solitude
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 32m

Ep. 335: On Morning Routines
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 37m

Ep. 334: Hallmark Movies and the Deep Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 18m

Ep. 333: New Year Course Correction
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 19m

Ep. 332: Jesse Takeover!
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 41m

IN-DEPTH: The Comfort Crisis (w/ Michael Easter)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 21m

Ep. 331: Money and the Deep Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 25m

Ep. 330: Tackling Social Media’s Hidden Dangers
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 19m

IN-DEPTH: Greatness vs. Contentment (w/ Kendra Adachi)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 06m

Ep. 329: The Tao of Cal
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 19m

Ep. 328: Analog Mode
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 31m

Ep. 327: Would Kant Use TikTok?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 30m

Ep. 326: Time to Unplug
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 34m

Ep. 325: Simple Focus Protocols
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 21m

Ep. 324: Taming Non-Work Tasks
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 22m

Ep. 323: Strategic Procrastination
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 21m

IN-DEPTH:The Productivity Trap (w/ Oliver Burkeman)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 17m

Ep. 322: The Discipline Ladder
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 22m

Ep. 321: Escaping Your Phone
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 17m

Ep. 320: Jobs and the Deep Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 08m

IN-DEPTH: Systematic Depth (w/ Ryan Holiday)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 14m

Ep. 319: Reclaim Your Time
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 18m

Ep. 318: Take a Break
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 16m

Ep. 317: The 10-Year Rule
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 29m

Ep. 316: Weekly Templates
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 21m

Ep. 315: The Surprising Myth of Doing Less
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 14m

Ep. 314: Elements of the Deep Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 00m

Ep. 313: Structured Journaling
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 17m

Ep. 312: Productivity Basics
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 38m

Ep. 311: Finding Focus in Distracting Times
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 20m

Ep. 310: Rethinking Discipline
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 22m

Ep. 309: Deep Habits
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 05m

Ep. 308: The Power of the Quiet Mind
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 23m

Ep. 307: Ultra-Processed Content
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 21m

Ep. 306: Defusing AI Panic
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 44m

Ep. 305: Is Time Blocking Oppressive?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 23m

Ep. 304: Seinfeld on The Deep Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 22m

Ep. 303: The Problem with Grand Goals
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 36m

Ep. 302: Re-Enchanting Work
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 24m

Ep. 301: Reclaiming Time and Focus (w/ Jordan Harbinger)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 37m

Ep. 300: Hidden Technology Traps
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 24m

Ep. 299: Our Love/Hate Relationship with Personal Productivity
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 2h 20m

Ep. 298: Rethinking Attention
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 21m

Ep. 297: The Deep Life Hardware
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 28m

Ep. 296: Jane Austen’s To-Do List (LIVE)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 23m

Ep. 295: Artists Revolt Against Social Media
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 25m

Ep. 294: A Tactical Assault on Busyness
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 18m

Ep. 293: Can A.I. Empty My Inbox?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 38m

Ep. 292: Single-Purpose Notebooks
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 18m

Ep. 291: Do Better, Do Less
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 02m

Ep. 290: Financing the Deep Life (w/ Noah Kagan)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 33m

Ep. 289: The Email Catastrophe
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 33m

Ep. 288: Confronting Your Phone
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 16m

Ep. 287: Minimalist Notes
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 23m

Ep. 286: Rethinking Self Help
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 45m

Ep. 285: The Productivity Paradox
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 17m

Ep. 284: Feel-Good Productivity (w/ Ali Abdaal)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 44m

Ep. 283: How To Organize Your Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 22m

Ep. 282: Slow Distractions
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 21m

Ep. 281: Learning Hard Things
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 29m

Ep. 280: Proven Rules for Deep Living (w/ Arthur Brooks)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 39m

Ep. 279: Confronting Overload
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 28m

Ep. 278: How to Think
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 23m

Ep. 277: From Chaos to Calm (in 1 day)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 47m

Ep. 276: Lazy or Disorganized?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 39m

Ep. 275: Accomplishing Hard Goals
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 34m

Ep. 274: The Deep Life Stack v2.0
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 24m

Ep. 273: A Deep Response to Distraction
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 24m

Ep. 272: The Essential Tools (w/ David Epstein)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 35m

Ep. 271: The Long Game
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 10m

Ep. 270: Depth vs. Distraction
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 15m

Ep. 269: Don’t Get Started
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 19m

Ep. 268: Stoicism and the Deep Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 19m

Ep. 267: Why Are You Tired?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 43m

Ep. 266: Take Control of Your Technology Habits
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 43m

Ep. 265: Big Ideas for Deeper Living
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 23m

Ep. 264: IN-DEPTH: How to Master Change (with Brad Stulberg)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 20m

Ep. 263: Overhaul Your Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 24m

Ep. 262: Creativity Hacking
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 15m

Ep. 261: Control Your Time
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 32m

Ep. 260: Make Haste Slowly
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 20m

Ep. 259: The Four-Hour Work Day
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 13m

Ep. 258: Godel’s Deep Life Stack
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 26m

Ep. 257: Refusing Overwork
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 13m

Ep. 256: Start with Discipline
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 13m

Ep. 255: The Failure of Cybernetic Productivity
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 12m

Ep. 254: The Laws of Less
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 18m

Ep. 253: Making Time for What Matters (w/ Laura Vanderkam)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 38m

Ep. 252: The Deep Life Stack
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 18m

Ep. 251: The Efficiency Trap
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 10m

Ep. 250: In Defense of Thinking
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 19m

Ep. 249: The Good Enough Job (w/ Simone Stolzoff)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 44m

Ep. 248: Decoding Overload
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 08m

Ep. 247: The Productive Life (w/ Sarah Hart-Unger)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 56m

Ep. 246: Kids and Phones
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 25m

Ep. 245: “Crazy” Productivity
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 08m

Ep. 244: Thoughts on ChatGPT
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 29m

Ep. 243: In The Weeds!
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 57m

Ep. 242: The Simple Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 24m

Ep. 241: The Virality Trap
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 09m

Ep. 240: Disciplined Laziness
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 04m

Ep. 239: On Time and Stress
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 14m

Ep. 238: The Joys of the Reading Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 09m

Ep. 237: Reimagining the Internet
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 17m

Ep. 236: Hacking Remote Work
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 20m

Ep. 235: Is Productivity Overrated?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 12m

Ep. 234: Ambition without Burnout
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 31m

Ep. 233: Escaping Your Tyrannical Inbox
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 19m

Ep. 232: The Lumberjack Paradox
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 14m

Ep. 231: Fight Burnout with Work Cycles
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 15m

Ep. 230: How Well Are You Living?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 25m

Ep. 229: Developing Discipline
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 16m

Ep. 228: A World Without Busyness
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 11m

Ep. 227: Visions of the Deep Life?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 28m

Ep. 226: The Productivity Dragon
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 28m

Ep. 225: Should I Become A Thriller Writer? (w/ J.T. Ellison)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 43m

Ep. 224: A World Without Twitter?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 57m

Ep. 223: Could This Meeting Have Been An Email?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 38m

Ep. 222: Did Cavemen Use To-Do Lists?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 30m

Ep. 221: Can Parents Do Deep Work?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 29m

Ep. 220: The Two Types of Ambition
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 33m

Listen to This: The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 4m

Ep. 219: The Deep Reset
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 30m

Ep. 218: Work vs. Meaning
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 41m

Ep. 217: Slow Productivity Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 30m

Ep. 216: Deep Walking To Work Less
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 26m

Ep. 215: RYAN HOLIDAY: Discipline Is Destiny
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 28m

Ep. 214: Quiet Quitting
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 25m

Ep. 213: The Art Of Saying No
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 29m

Ep. 212: The Productivity Dragon Returns
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 36m

Ep. 211: How Cal Organizes His Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 16m

Ep. 210: Visions of a Deep Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 08m

Ep. 209: Email and Living with Purpose
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 12m

Ep. 208: To-Do Lists Are Inhumane
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 21m

Ep. 207: A Digital Minimalism Intervention (w/ JAMIE KILSTEIN)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 30m

Ep 206 – Striving to do less
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 48m

Ep. 205: Why I’m a Bad Correspondent
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 07m

Ep. 204: Deep Life Principles
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 33m

Ep. 203: Taming Meetings
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 25m

Ep. 202: TikTok Dismisses Facebook
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 22m

Ep. 201: Making a Living Online
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 30m

Ep. 200: Decoding the Deep Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 18m

Ep. 199: Quieting an Ambitious Brain
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 09m

Ep. 198: The Second Principle of Slow Productivity
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 04m

Ep. 197: I’m Writing a New Book
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 33m

Ep. 196: Shutting Down Anxiety
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 28m

Ep. 195: Deep Walks
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 24m

Ep. 194: The Surprising Math of Doing Less
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 18m

Ep. 193: How do I read more?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 34m

Ep. 192 : Habit Tune-Up Returns!
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 02m

Ep. 191: Can We Fix the Internet?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 04m

Ep. 190: CALLS: Managing Idea Notebooks
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 02m

Ep. 189: Why Did The Times Drop Twitter?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 00m

Ep. 188: The Books I Read in March 2022
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 55m

Ep. 187: Helping 100K Employees Work Deeper
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 16m

Ep. 186: The Power of “Day Batching”
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 00m

Ep. 185: How Do I Escape Filter Bubbles?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 06m

Ep. 184: REPLAY: The Productivity Baby Steps
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 45m

Ep. 183: Crazy or Deep?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 51m

Ep. 182: Cal’s Business Model
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 01m

Ep. 181: Should I Quit My Lawyer Job?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 11m

Ep. 180: CALLS: Four Day Weeks Aren’t Enough
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 59m

Ep. 179: Do Techniques Beat Talent?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 00m

Ep. 178: CALLS: On Doing Hard Things
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 10m

Ep. 177: Is Ambition Worth It?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 13m

Ep. 176: CALLS: Taming Information Overload
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 56m

Ep. 175: What is the Deep Life?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 08m

Ep. 174: CALLS: Thinking for Yourself
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 09m

Ep. 173: What is Deep Work?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 08m

Ep. 172: CALLS: The Books I Read in January 2022
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 09m

Ep. 171: Is Slow Productivity the Solution to Burnout?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 23m

Ep. 170: CALLS: Don’t Follow Your Passion
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 51m

Ep. 169: How Do I Manage My Time?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 17m

Ep. 168: Should I Quit My Law Partner Job?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 44m

Ep. 167: What Do We Look Like? (Videos Are Now Live!)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 04m

Ep. 166: LISTENER CALLS: The Deep Life vs. The Good Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 55m

Ep. 165: Why Are We Burnt Out?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 02m

Ep. 164: LISTENER CALLS: Training for Hard Intellectual Work
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 55m

Ep. 163: The Books I Read in December 2021
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 06m

Ep. 162: LISTENER CALLS: Ambition and the Deep Life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 41m

Ep. 161: Should I Follow My Skill or My Passion?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 50m

Ep. 160: REPLAY: What is Discipline (and How Do I Get It?)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 50m

Ep. 159: REPLAY: How Much Should I Read?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 09m

Ep. 158: LISTENER CALLS: The Story of My First Book Deal
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 00m

Ep. 157: JENNY BLAKE: Help Me Do Less!
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 29m

Ep. 156: LISTENER CALLS: My Process for Writing New Yorker Articles
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 48m

Ep. 155: Is Your Productivity System Leaking?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 59m

Ep. 154: LISTENER CALLS: Coping With a Hyperactive Job
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 40m

Ep. 153: Why Was Ian Malcom Sent to Jurassic Park?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 02m

Ep. 152: LISTENER CALLS: The Magic of Autopilot Scheduling
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 45m

Ep. 151: Should you move to the country?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 06m

Ep. 150: LISTENER CALLS: Finding More Family Time
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 54m

Ep. 149: How Do I Tame Email?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 09m

Ep. 148: LISTENER CALLS: Decoding the Productive Pause
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 46m

Ep.147: Why Did I Never Join Social Media?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 1h 06m
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