Ep. 69: How Do I Find Joy in Leisure?

Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.

WORK QUESTIONS

- How do I finish my day strong when time blocking? [5:09] - What should I do to succeed as a new professor? [9:48] - How do I protect deep work even as I become more recognized? [14:38] - What are strategies for handling large ambiguous work tasks? [19:37] - How do I stay productive in a one-bedroom apartment? [24:06]

TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS

- Can ASMR support deep work? [32:44] - Do audiobooks count as long-form reading? [40:21] - Should families use shared task lists? [40:45] - How how I use YouTube while avoiding entertainment black holes? [46:29]

DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS

- How does one find joy in deep leisure? [50:00] - It Eisenhower Box useful for constructing a deep life? [58:05] - How do I escape the social media bubble the pandemic trapped me inside? [1:03:44]

Thanks to Jay Kerstens for the intro music.

Release date

Lydbog: 8. februar 2021