Cal Newport is a computer science professor and a New York Times bestselling author who writes about the impact of technology on society, and the struggle to work and live deeply in a world increasingly mired in digital distractions. On this podcast, he answers questions from his readers and offers advice about cultivating focus, productivity, and meaning amidst the noise that pervades our lives.
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episode 4: Ep. 4: Promoting Books without Social Media, Facebook's Fatal Flaw, and Escaping Soul-Crushing Jobs | DEEP QUESTIONS
In this episode of Deep Questions I answer reader questions on book publicity without social media, Facebook's fatal flaw, and escaping soul-crushing jobs. I also try out a new segment where I answer on the fly randomly selected questions I have not previously seen (to interesting effect).
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Full list of topics tackled in today’s episode:
* Do I plan to ever have guests on the podcast to help me answer questions? (Yes.)
* Deep work in a reactive organization (rant alert).
* Tackling an overwhelming number of obligations.
* Dealing with unproductive days.
* Building good depth rituals.
* Deliberate practice and social skills.
* When is a PhD program worth it?
* Productive people who also use social media.
* The good and bad sides of technology.
* Side-stepping the YouTube rabbit hole.
* Publicizing books when you don't use social media.
* Reducing text volume when dating.
* Encouraging teens to spend last time on their phones (difficult, but possible!).
* Facebook's fatal flaw.
* Dealing with a job that "eats" your soul.
* Advice for teenagers about to start college.
* Fear of failure while pursuing a PhD.
* Quarantine ruts impacting productivity (sermon alert).
* PLUS: two randomly selected questions (mega sermon alert)
Thank you to listener Bit Holiday for the original theme music and transition sound effect (bitholiday.net).