Ep. 158: LISTENER CALLS: The Story of My First Book Deal

By Cal Newport

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

23/12/21·1h

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

LISTENER CALLS:

- Was Tesla the ultimate deep thinker? [4:01]
- Writing for academic audiences (bonus: the story of my first book deal). [7:03]
- The difference between deep work and the deep life buckets (bonus: Jesse and I discuss the latest progress on my new book). [19:05]
- Do YouTubers have a terrible job? [45:06]
- Preparing for the GMAT and job interviews. [52:18]

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