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Living A Life Without Regret: 3 Big Things You Need To Know Before 30 | Cal Newport

Cal Newport discusses three big ideas for playing the long game when it comes to cultivating a deep life in Episode 271 of the Deep Questions podcast.

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EPISODE INFO

Released
October 23, 2023
Duration
1h 4m
Channel
Cal Newport
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Download my FREE Deep Life Guide HERE: https://bit.ly/3QBIcug Cal Newport discusses three big ideas for playing the long game when it comes to cultivating a deep life in Episode 271 of the Deep Questions podcast. Much of the advice we discuss is about how to improve things right now. But what are the right strategies for ensuring that we’re happy about where we are five or even ten years in the future. How do we ensure, in other words, that we won’t look back at major swaths of our lives with regret? Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo Listen to Episode Here: https://www.thedeeplife.com/listen/ Thanks to our Sponsors: https://www.shopify.com/deep This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/deepquestions https://www.hensonshaving.com/cal https://www.expressvpn.com/deep 0:00 What can you do now to stay content later? 22:10 What habits help you escape complacency? 27:30 How do I know if I need a major change to my life? 32:37 How can I rediscover my drive to live deep with a boring (but stable) job? 37:40 Avoiding the stress of having a large “to-do” list 44:20 Designing a deep work t-shirt to be productive 52:45 Is Social Media a Collective Trap? Connect with Cal Newport: 🔴Visit Cal's BLOG and website: https://calnewport.com/blog/ 🔴Check out Cal's books: https://calnewport.com/writing/ 🔴Check out The Deep Life: https://thedeeplife.com About Cal Newport: Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. Cal's particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives. Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He's also the creator of The Time-Block Planner. The videos are considered to be used under the "Fair Use Doctrine" of United States Copyright Law, Title 17 U.S. Code Sections 107-118. Videos are used for editorial and educational purposes only and I do not claim ownership of any original video content. I don't use said video clips in advertisements, marketing or for direct financial gain. All video content in each clip is considered owned by the individual broadcast companies. #CalNewport #DeepWork #DeepLife #DeepQuestions #TimeblockPlanner #WorldWithoutEmail #DeepQuestionsPodcast

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    Computer science professor and author known for work on productivity and “Deep Work.”

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Cal Newport, featuring Cal Newport, Living A Life Without Regret: 3 Big Things You Need To Know Before 30 | Cal Newport explores Three long-game strategies to avoid regret and escape collective traps Cal Newport frames the episode around “playing the long game” so you don’t look back in five to ten years feeling you were on autopilot.

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