Deep Questions with Cal Newport

By Cal Newport

Ep. 30: Habit Tune-Up: Easing into Time Blocks, Planning Big Goals, and the Story of How I Sold My First Book

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Published September 24, 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: 

• Easing into time block planning. [6:24]
• Keeping up when taking notes. [11:49]
• Optimal delay between learning and recall. [17:12]
• Planning big goals. [20:59]
• Insider advice on book publishing [29:36]

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