Deep Questions with Cal Newport

By Cal Newport

Ep. 205: Why I’m a Bad Correspondent

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Published July 18, 2022 6:00am

With Jesse away on vacation, Cal decides to tackle 10 questions in a row, all in one take, with no breaks, covering everything from complaints about Cal’s inaccessibility, to teaching deep work in schools, to a long pontification (read: rant) on the podcasting industry.

- Finding time to self-study [5:38]

- Why Cal is a bad correspondent [11:44]

- Can everyone become so good they can’t be ignored? [25:32]

- Should temperament affect job choice? [29:06]

- Teaching deep work in schools [33:20]

- When does Cal listen to podcasts? [37:46]

- How do I succeed in p...

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