Deep Questions with Cal Newport

By Cal Newport

Ep. 133: How Do I Defeat Distraction?

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Published September 27, 2021 6:00am

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

DEEP DIVE: Is the Desire to Produce Negative? [5:14]

DEEP WORK QUESTIONS

 - What are the most popular workflows used to escape excessive email? [17:07]

 - How do I read academic papers effectively? [27:40]

 - How much studying is enough for a college student? [31:38]

 - How do I defeat the allure of distraction? (Plus: Why Soto should get more MVP votes than Harper) [35:17]

 - Is it too ineff...

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