Deep Questions with Cal Newport

By Cal Newport

Ep. 60: Habit Tune-Up: Getting Things Done on Distracting Days

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Published January 07, 2021 12:00pm

Below are the topics covered in today's mini-episode (with timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.

- Reflections on productivity during distracting events. [3:35]

- Trouble getting started. [12:09]

- Dealing with cognitive exhaustion after hard periods. [18:01]

- Avoiding tool overload. [27:10]

- Focused work that's not demanding. [32:01]

- Metric tracking tune-ups. [39:58]

Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.

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