Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 161:  Should I Follow My Skill or My Passion?

Below are the questions covered in today&amp;aposs episode (with their timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.DEEP WORK QUESTIONS: - How can a freelancer perform deep work? [9:56] - Should I follow my skill or my passion? [12:50] - How do you manage group projects in college? [21:51] - Do you recommend listening to music while doing deep work? [24:16] - What do you do when your boss has allocated you to a team “half time”? [26:20] DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS:- How do you return to time blocking after falling off the wagon? [36:25] - How do you include non-work activities into your workday? [38:53] - How do you structure you time if you love what you do? [40:10] - How should you think about the Deep Life in retirement? [43:12] Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.

Cal Newport is a computer science professor and a New York Times bestselling author who writes about the impact of technology on society, and the struggle to work and live deeply in a world increasingly mired in digital distractions. On this podcast, he answers questions from his readers and offers advice about cultivating focus, productivity, and meaning amidst the noise that pervades our lives.