Deep Questions with Cal Newport

By Cal Newport

Ep. 153: Why Was Ian Malcom Sent to Jurassic Park?

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Published December 06, 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.

OPENING CHAT: The 5 Books I Read in November (Bonus Rant: Why did Jurassic Park need an assessment from a chaos theoretician?) [2:06]

DEEP WORK QUESTIONS:

- Is it worth becoming good at skills that you only need short term? [21:51]

- How do I seem present online when working on side projects? [26:43]

- Should I revise my weekly plan if things change? [36:09]

- How should I manage reading...

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