Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University and is also a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work, which have been published in over 35 languages. In addition to his books, Cal is a regular contributor to the New Yorker, the New York Times, and WIRED, a frequent guest on NPR, and the host of the popular Deep Questions podcast. He also publishes articles at calnewport.com and has an email newsletter.
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Cal, can you please be a bit briefer? You're always accused of being long winded, and I'm afraid there's a bit of truth to that 😔
I think Cal gives great advice but it can be jarring to listen to sometimes as it feels like the advice is aimed at privileged 20-something-year-olds with health insurance, college degrees and wealthy families. What about older people with less privilege trying to turn their lives around after working hard for decades and having little to show for it (including little self esteem or hope for the future). The advice is just as relevant, but the delivery would be different. It's just too painful to listen to this sometimes.
Thank you as always Cal. I love that you are so down to earth, not snobby, your genuine compassionate nature really shows. ❤
>betterhelp fuck betterhep
Thank you so much
Is there a place to get Cal’s content that isn’t KZread?
You take too long to get to the point! We have to sit through a 90 minute video??? People watching this either trust your advice or not. Spell it out quickly.
there's some weird tempo variation stuff going on. KZread producer, are you applying some sort of filtering? don't.
Practice martial arts with bladed weapons.
I go to enough TUFT things? Lame
Question, if you are aged 35 and working at a dead end job but really need to make ends meet because you need to support your family, how can I change my life? I studied Digital marketing and I am still busy paying off the student loan I took out, honestly I like the fact that you don't sugarcoat things and you break it down piece by piece and remind us of the reality vs dream or ideas.. I would appreciate feedback
He doesn't answer comments. You better email him.
@@fatemehhosseini305 Thanks for the tips but I was hoping that some of the fans or people in the comment section could give me ideas
@boogerman9047 (if that is your real name... 😉). Firstly props to you for doing what you need to, to support your family. That's important. Go you! In answer to your question, I would suggest reading Cal's other book So Good That They Can't Ignore You. It's notionally about Why We Shouldn't Follow Our Passion but really is about finding what you (and only you) have to offer and making that something compelling to others. It really helped me think about who I am and what I have to give to the world. Good luck. You can do this.
1:23:43 I can't find the link...
Same😂
I've now read two of your books - Deep Work and Digital Minimalism. Great job! There is a lot wisdom in those books; lot's of it matches up with my own experience. It is refreshing to here someone value the idea of becoming intrinically competant in the everyday aspects of their lives before launching off into some grand plan. Looking forward to more from you.
I needed this, Cal. Thanks 🙏🏼
40:45 underrated reminder for all parents/would be parents. Being a parent is a lifelong commitment. Generations of folks get into it woefully underprepared internally. The suffering that ensues really spills over all and we leave, have left the children, future generations, others in society the burden of dealing with the mess
How do I reverse engineer my goals? What if I don't have any goals?
You made this video for me, specifically, didn’t you? 😬😬 Or maybe it’s a social commentary on the “gifted and talented” curse of 90s kids? We were told that we were destined for “big things.” Anything short of that is failure. After living 15 years in the grand goal strategy (and failing) I’ve recently come to many of your conclusions organically. Thanks for sharing your insights and validating my suspicions.
I feel like your talks and advice are too complex to follow.. I'd watch more if it were SIMPLER..not necessarily shorter, but just SIMPLER.
It is never too late . . . my friend, the moment you start correcting your mistakes, even tho you are older, it is still very fulfilling and brings great joy in life
Thanks! Needed to hear this
I made this mistake and I am huge failure in life😢😢😢😢
Hang in there Pal. It's never too late ❤️
I will begin my journey to live without opening my social media, i will limit my use as much as possible. I'm really addicted to Facebook hours of scrolling and procrastinating. I hate it but I'm doing the very thing that waste my time. I hope i could discipline myself rigorously.
This ia a hell of a summary of our current times and how any one can improve on it. Thank you sir your deep work to teach us these valuable lessons. Salute to you :)
Too many ads ...very distracting and leaving residue of 45 minutes on average...so I can't digest the content of yours
Excellent info, thank you. I will draw up a document like this for myself this week. It's very straightforward. I'm already working on deep work and timeblocking.
Insightful, great job!
lol im here because of dopamine sickness.
Currently reading your book and putting deep work principles into practice. Very happy with the shortened work days and more effective use of my time. Thank you Cal. I'll keep working on getting better at deep work, it's so good for getting things done and having better work life balance.
Learned so much from Jason Bateman 🙏
Is it just me or does Cal Newport have a twin brother from MIT who teaches Chemistry on KZread. On a more serious note thank guys, best podcasts on KZread, in my Top 5
i have read the book and from the best book, really deeply thanks Cal
a "Simple" way... then the video is a whopping SEVENTY SIX MINUTES LONG. nothing is simple about that
Hi Cal, but what about KZread? In my opinion i would consider KZread as social media platform too, or am I wrong?
This Podcast is just Gold, honestly just high quality advice. Thanks guys
What you said it’s actually true. When I find an interesting book I can even finish it with a day or in one study session!
absolute eye opener sir !!!! love and respect from India !
the 'solutions ' section from about 17:00 is gold. (This episode is the 'tech traps' podcast.)
If anyone sees this and would like to give it a try, I recommend trying turning your phone to grayscale. All phones have this setting buried somewhere; on Android, pixel 3xl, for example, you can set your "bedtime mode" to just be grayscale, and then it's on your drop-down menu. With my phone gray, it is significantly less exciting and it makes not using it to entertain myself much easier.
Just finished the book, checked in here 'intentionally' to see if Cal and a video on it. The book is great, lots of rich content. This video only hits on a few points; it does not do the book justice. I recommend reading the book. It is filled with not only solid arguments and data to support the arguments, but also lots of actionable suggestions and ideas. Like "Deep Work," it is well worth the time to read and digest the author's ideas and insights. Even when you do not agree with him, Cal makes it worth taking the time to understand his point of view.
The most sustainable and efficient system is consistency with incremental improvements.
Patrick rothfuss is a far superior writer to brandon sanderson. But no where near as commercially successful!😅
I am using KZread and Facebook under the same dept, wrestling and Brazilian jiujitsu martial arts, PERIOD. And I make sure to dive in deep zoom in one one move at a time like a doctor looking for that section of the human heart to operate and patch. Most of my exchanges online are done exclusively with wrestling and BJJ practitioners. Then, few of my online visits are for news cause I dont live on a deserted island and need to know what is going on in my country. Thus, I saved my life energy by doing this.
Immediately after finishing this video, I got an ad about making money on Instagram. I'm convinced that social media is a trap that many of us can't seem to break free of. Technology gives us headaches and also anxiety as mentioned in the video. People often joke about "touching grass," but that's exactly what we need to do. Why should we pretend to live life when we can live it for real? I love technology. But after spending my whole life letting it consume me, I realized that it was too much. Anything you expose yourself to for long periods of time has consequences (recreational drugs, alcohol, social media and other technologies, etc.) Some things are bad no matter what, while others are bad if you participate in the activity repeatedly.
I know the answer without watching the video. Work sucks. Its not even anywhere close to just "doing hard tasks" being a problem. Nobody gives me tasks to do, i have to figure them out and then do them. Your suggestion of working in a coffee shop is also terrible. What do you think the consequences to your health and posture would be.
The Barack Obama mention. Kinda funny🙂
Watching this I deleted twitter, lemon8, and netflix! Can’t bring myself to delete Instagram but I fell it was a step in the right direction.
I am a PhD student and I have the same work from home issue, I always seem to get more done when I get ready and leave for the library. #RadicalRituals
Great podcast 👍
VERY helpful! I have all these. Thank you for the practical solutions. The way you describe the need to look at the phone 3:45, describes how my brain has been working my whole life: this, over here, that, what’s this, over there, that, now this again… they said it’s ad/hd, but now everyone is experiencing it with the smartphones. I keep my phone plugged in more than half the day. I’m a stay at home-schooling mom. But we can not afford rent and bills anymore. So I need to get to working from home as well. I have set up an eBay corner, to get started. I just keep fighting myself to get started. For years! Just before this video popped up, I said “!!Who am I fighting, anyway?!! I want to do this! Why can I not get myself to get going?!? I’m going to remember again, to do just a little bit, and for just 20 minutes. I could do almost anything if I know it’s over soon, and it’s painless really. Okay. Phone plugged in, getting motivated… 🤔 I could keep making this comment longer. I have deep procrastination as a coping mechanism, it was a default for never getting anything I asked for growing up. I just put off my heart. Anything that could make me feel better, I can do or have that in the future. Putting off the heart. Its long lasting side effects I’m experiencing are what you call deep procrastination. I have become proficient at stalling on what I want, to maintain the peace of the group. Deep procrastination. That sounds like something I could work on. Because I’m exhibiting right now. 😅thank you for this insight. Thank you YT for continuing to help me do better! Actually planning something for the near future is something that has always helped me stay motivated! Thank you for reminding me of that!!!
If you stumble upon this comment, and working from home, and you have all of these symptoms and nothing seems to work, here's my solid advice: Just go to the office. Don't think of it as saving money by staying at home. Think of it as an investment for your career. You may be saving money by staying at home, but you're definitely not progressing your career either. Just compare your productivity when working from home vs. working in the office.
The guy summarizes my life. This guy is the evangelist of focus and he is fighting against the current zeitgeist.