Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 70: Habit Tune-Up: Getting Things Done During a Terrible, Isolating Pandemic

Below are the topics covered in today&amp;aposs mini-episode (with timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.  - Timing productive meditation. [6:32]  - Extracting wisdom from past plans. [14:00]  - Writing a thesis as a side project. [22:44]  - Adapting college advice to high school students (plus: a bonus digression on my experience writing books in academia). [30:00]  - Getting things done during an isolating pandemic. [36:30] Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.

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.