By playing, you agree to uListen's Terms and Privacy Policy and YouTube's Terms of Service.
Cal NewportWhat To Do When You Feel Like Doing Nothing (Unmotivated, Burnt Out & Unproductive) | Cal Newport
Summaries, chapters, transcripts, and FAQs on this page are made by uListen, not YouTube.
Great conversations run long. Their best ideas don't have to.
uListen is free on iPhone, iPad, Android, Chrome, and Claude.
See howEpisode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- July 29, 2024
- Duration
- 1h 10m
- Channel
- Cal Newport
- Watch on YouTube
- ▶ Open ↗
EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Cal Newport talks about finding focus in distracting times in episode 311 of the Deep Questions podcast. Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow In our current digital world, distracting world events have a way of completely destabilizing our ability to focus on work that matters. In today’s episode, Cal provides advice for escaping these destabilizing attention environments and regaining some sense of mental peace and depth. He then answers questions, takes a call, and reports on some fun sightings of his book Deep Work out in the wild. 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.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/authors-top-books-21st-century.html Thanks to our Sponsors: https://www.oracle.com/deepquestions https://www.indeed.com/deep https://www.notion.com/cal https://www.shopify.com/deep 0:00 Finding focus in distracting times 27:42 How can I convince my boss to stop interrupting me? 34:47 Should I switch jobs? 37:06 How do I integrate unpredictable calls into an otherwise structured schedule? 40:51 What’s the ideal reading ratio of difficult to easy books? 44:09 I just turned 30. Am I too late to apply the slow productivity principles? 50:28 Using lifestyle-centered career planning to improve work and pursue a hobby 55:33 Switching roles to an unstructured team 1:05:09 Two Wild Deep Work Sightings 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
SPEAKERS
Cal Newport
hostAuthor and productivity writer, known for Deep Work and Slow Productivity, and host of the Deep Questions show.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Cal Newport, featuring Cal Newport, What To Do When You Feel Like Doing Nothing (Unmotivated, Burnt Out & Unproductive) | Cal Newport explores Six tactics to focus when news and interruptions hijack attention Cal Newport explains how to maintain focus in periods when major events and nonstop commentary threaten to hijack attention for days afterward.
RELATED EPISODES
