Deep Questions with Cal Newport

By Cal Newport

Ep. 18: Habit Tune-Up: Outsourcing Chores, Mitigating Unavoidable Distractions, and Productivity Beyond Basic Lists

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Published August 13, 2020 2:00pm

In this mini-episode, I take "calls" 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: 

•   outsourcing household work [1:46]

• mitigating the damage caused by unavoidable distractions [6:45]

• the utility of fancy flashcard software [12:43] 

• tips for becoming a professor [24:04] 

• productivity beyond basic lists [34:01] 

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