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Ep. 239: On Time and Stress

2023/3/13
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Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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The relationship with time is one of the more interesting things going on in work culture. Many knowledge workers take on too much work and become overloaded. If we have less to do, our relationship with time can be repaired. So we have to think very concretely about building systems and mindsets that reduce how much we have to do.Life of Focus link here: life-of-focus-course.com)Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo)Video from today’s episode:  https://youtube.com/calnewportmedia)Today’s Deep Question: Is our relationship to time broken? [16:12]- Do we need AI-driven time management tools? (Rant alert) [39:39]- Is slow productivity compatible with becoming world class in a competitive field? [47:46]- What deep accomplishments are Cal and Jesse most proud about? [50:15]- CASE STUDY: A composer embraces slow productivity [59:40]Something Interesting: - Quiet quitting in academia? [1:08:35]Links:https://www.ft.com/content/176c104a-32c0-4267-b122-add10e5405f9)https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/04/books/time-jenny-odell-.html)https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00633-w)Thanks to our Sponsors:https://www.hensonshaving.com/cal)https://www.huel.com/questions)https://www.stamps.com/deep)https://www.80000hours.org/deep)Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.