Ep. 296: Jane Austen’s To-Do List (LIVE)

In the first ever live episode of Deep Questions, recorded at People’s Book in Takoma Park, MD, Cal extracts a modern productivity lesson from the tale of Jane Austen’s frustrated ambitions, before taking questions from the audience.

Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo

Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia

Deep Dive: Jane Austen’s To-Do List [3:22]

— Is Cal building his YouTube channel with social media tactics? [27:36] — How can I do less in such a busy world? [31:53] — How do I escape the flow state? [37:01] — How can someone become a star while obsessing over craft? [40:52] — How can I apply Slow Productivity to unrelated projects? [46:40] — How does Cal develop his writing frameworks? [50:20] — How can I apply Slow Productivity principles to a team? [52:48] — How can I avoid the Zoom apocalypse? [57:48] — Is there a conflict between working at a natural pace and obsessing over quality? [1:07:16] — How can a personal trainer build a wellness solution company? [1:09:46] — How can our team not get delayed with technical problems? [1:13:00] — How can a young lawyer manage peer relationships with teams? [1:16:38]

Links:

— Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at calnewport.com/slow — Use this link to preorder a signed copy of “Slow Productivity”: peoplesbooktakoma.com/preorder-slow-productivity/ — Cal’s Monthly Books directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?v=448bf8afad0740d18f6b109b4bd40d51

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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering.