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In this episode, Cal talks about his journey into the tinsel-tinged world of Hallmark Christmas movies, where he discovered an unexpected connection between these low-budget productions and a key idea in the quest to cultivate a deep life in a distracted world. He then answers questions from listeners and reviews the books he read in December.
Below are the questions covered in today's 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: Hallmark Movies and the Deep Life [2:31]
- Does Cal use a Commonplace book? [22:53]
- How do I create an effective weekly template? [25:54]
- Is your monthly book reading separate from “work” reading? [31:18]
- What are the best strategies for a college student to learn calculus? [36:38]
- What are other book recommendations that dive deeper into Slow Productivity? [43:50]
- CALL: Struggling to apply multi-scale planning to grow a business [46:15]
CASE STUDY: Transitioning to knowledge work [52:18]
DECEMBER BOOKS: The 5 Books Cal Read in December, 2024 [1:03:17]
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?
nytimes.com/2024/12/08/arts/christmas-movies-hallmark-lohan.html
imdb.com/title/tt29378386/
Thanks to our Sponsors:
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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.
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By Cal Newport4.8
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In this episode, Cal talks about his journey into the tinsel-tinged world of Hallmark Christmas movies, where he discovered an unexpected connection between these low-budget productions and a key idea in the quest to cultivate a deep life in a distracted world. He then answers questions from listeners and reviews the books he read in December.
Below are the questions covered in today's 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: Hallmark Movies and the Deep Life [2:31]
- Does Cal use a Commonplace book? [22:53]
- How do I create an effective weekly template? [25:54]
- Is your monthly book reading separate from “work” reading? [31:18]
- What are the best strategies for a college student to learn calculus? [36:38]
- What are other book recommendations that dive deeper into Slow Productivity? [43:50]
- CALL: Struggling to apply multi-scale planning to grow a business [46:15]
CASE STUDY: Transitioning to knowledge work [52:18]
DECEMBER BOOKS: The 5 Books Cal Read in December, 2024 [1:03:17]
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?
nytimes.com/2024/12/08/arts/christmas-movies-hallmark-lohan.html
imdb.com/title/tt29378386/
Thanks to our Sponsors:
landroverusa.com
rhone.com/cal
shopify.com/deep
drinklmnt.com/deep
Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for the slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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