Deep Questions with Cal Newport

By Cal Newport

Ep. 70: Habit Tune-Up: Getting Things Done During a Terrible, Isolating Pandemic

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Published February 11, 2021 6:00am

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

 - Timing productive meditation. [6:32]

 - Extracting wisdom from past plans. [14:00]

 - Writing a thesis as a side project. [22:44]

 - Adapting college advice to high school students (plus: a bonus digression on my experience writing books in academia). [30:00]

 - Getting things done during an isolating pandemic. [36:30]

Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.

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