Ep. 316: Weekly Templates
The fall is the perfect time to tune up your productivity and organizational systems. With this in mind, in this episode, Cal discusses a tool he has long used in his own life but never discussed before in public: the weekly template. He then answers questions on the theme of personal productivity from listeners and reviews the books he read in August.
Below are the questions covered in today&aposs 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: Weekly Templates [3:29]
- How does Cal schedule his evening writing sessions? [26:08]
- How can I leverage my current career capital to become an entrepreneur? [30:30]
- How do I find time for non-urgent but interesting deep work? [35:59]
- Is afternoon deep work possible? [39:16]
- Can I use slow productivity to help prepare for a job interview? [45:49]
- CALL: How do I not be reactionary during my busy season? [51:42]
CASE STUDY: Using Cal’s toolkit while working in the Peace Corps [56:52]
FINAL SEGMENT: The 5 Books Cal Read in August 2024 [1:06:05]
Links:
Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at calnewport.com/slow
Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/
Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?
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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for the slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering.
