Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep 384: What Should I Read for a Deeper New Year?


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In our annual holiday episode, Cal tackles one of the questions he’s asked most often: What should I read? But with a twist. He recommends six books that are not from the self-help or advice genre that will nonetheless help you change your life into something deeper. For the rest of the episode, he then answers listener calls.

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

CAL’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

Walden by Henry David Thoreau [2:40]
Lincoln’s Virtues by William Lee Miller [7:28]
The Case for God by Karen Armstrong [10:54]
You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier [21:25]
The Shallows by Nicholas Carr [26:28]
Falling Upward by Richard Rohr [28:45]

CALLS: 

  • Concerned father and husband about smartphones [37:48]
  • Living deeply with multiple gigs [43:27]
  • Effective timeblocking [47:19]
  • The Deep Life for non-knowledge workers [54:01]
  • Dealing with overwhelming technology [58:59]
  • The real cost of AI [1:02:59]
  • Where to start with deep work? [1:07:33]
  • 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, and Mark Miles for mastering.

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