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Cal NewportPursuing Pain, Not Pleasure: How Laziness & Comfort Cripples You | Cal Newport
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- Released
- July 22, 2024
- Duration
- 1h 14m
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- Cal Newport
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Cal Newport talks about rethinking discipline in episode 310 of the Deep Questions podcast. Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow Discipline is critical to cultivating a deep life, but what exactly does this concept mean? In this episode, Cal uses a concrete case study from Reddit to dive deeper into the nuances of discipline and to then identify concrete, practical advice for improving your ability to take disciplined action. He then answers listener questions and asks for Jesse’s judgment on a battle of the writing sheds. Download my FREE Deep Life Guide HERE: https://bit.ly/3QBIcug Listen to Episode Here: https://www.thedeeplife.com/listen/ Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba? https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/15sjr2h/lpt_request_how_to_stop_favoring_short_term/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2958859/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240607121448.htm Thanks to our Sponsors: https://www.mintmobile.com/deep https://www.rhone.com/cal https://www.greenlight.com/deep https://www.blinkist.com/deep 0:00 Rethinking Discipline 28:25 Should I work harder at finding a job? 32:03 How can I measure the Discipline layer of the Deep Life Stack? 36:45 How do I stay off my phone in times of stress? 40:50 How can I regain the control over my phone that I once had in college? 44:16 Does Cal only write on a laptop to avoid distractions? 50:25 How can a new knowledge worker apply the slow productivity principles when starting a new job? 56:25 Shifting jobs between teaching and administration 1:04:06 Battle of the Sheds 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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Cal Newport
hostAuthor and professor known for work on deep work, digital minimalism, and productivity, including the book "Slow Productivity."
Jesse
hostPodcast producer/co-host who reads listener questions and facilitates the show’s segments.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Cal Newport, featuring Cal Newport and Jesse, Pursuing Pain, Not Pleasure: How Laziness & Comfort Cripples You | Cal Newport explores Cal Newport Breaks Down Discipline Through Brain Systems, Practical Fixes, and Listener Questions Newport defines discipline as the quiet contentment of consistently making progress on hard things that serve meaningful long-term goals, not as performative toughness.
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