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Ep. 353: Summer Schedules

2025/5/19
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Cal Newport: 我认为季节性工作安排对每个人都很重要，尤其对于知识工作者。我的夏季安排非常极端，但我认为每个人都应该有所不同。农业时代，工作强度全年统一，但至少有忙季和闲季。工业革命剥夺了这种变化，知识工作更是如此，导致倦怠。我主张恢复季节性，让生活更可持续，工作质量更高。我尝试在夏季减少专业会议和电话，专注于深度工作和思考。我相信这种节奏能让我更好地充电，为未来的一年做好准备。我建议大家尝试每周有一天不安排会议，或者推迟新项目的开始时间，减少志愿活动，放慢工作节奏，甚至在工作日中午去看一场电影，以此来感受季节的变化，减缓工作节奏。

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Cal Newport discusses his radically simplified summer schedule and how he injects "seasonality" into his work life. He offers tips for slowing down without sacrificing productivity and shares strategies for creating a more balanced and sustainable work life.
  • Radically simplified summer schedule with no professional appointments on Mondays or Fridays.
  • Deep work sessions in the mornings, admin block in the afternoons.
  • Advocates for seasonality in work life, alternating between busy and less intense periods.
  • Strategies: no-meeting days, delaying project start times, putting your hand down on volunteer activities, highly autonomous blocker projects, starting the day slowly.

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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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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]

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