Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 148: LISTENER CALLS:  Decoding the Productive Pause

Below are the topics covered in today&amp;aposs listener calls mini-episode (with timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast. DEEP DIVE: Decoding the Productive Pause [2:43] LISTENER CALLS: - Finding a research interests.  [10:00] - Trading moments of your life for money. [13:23]  - Scheduling more deep work. [23:14] - Handling the difficult switch from work to leisure and then back again.  [27:30]             - Creating temporal Eudamonia Machines.  [32:31]       - Leading a new team away from email.  [39:14] Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.

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.