Deep Questions with Cal Newport

By Cal Newport

Ep. 52: Habit Tune-Up: Pandemic-Induced Overload, Side Hustles, and Managing for Depth

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Published December 10, 2020 6:00am

In this mini-episode, I answer audio questions from listeners asking for advice about how best to tune-up their productivity and work habits in a moment of increased distraction and disruption.

You can submit your own audio questions at speakpipe.com/calnewport.

Here are the topics we cover:

 * Capturing ideas outside the office. [4:31]

 * Prioritizing leisure. [9:08]

 * Coping with pandemic-induced shallow work. [11:58]

 * Succeeding with a side hustle [21:59]

 * Deep work at the organizational level [28:45]

Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.

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