Ep. 12: Habit Tune-Up: Office Hours, Rabbit Holes, Perfectionism, Phones as Escape, and Making Deep Work Deeper

Deep Questions with Cal Newport ·

In this mini-episode, I take "calls" from listeners asking for advice about how best to tune-up their productivity and work habits in a moment of increased distraction and disruption.

Here are the topics we cover: 

  • Advice on using "office hours" to reduce email [1:51] 

  • Random thoughts and internet rabbit holes [11:18]

  • Fear of mistakes crippling productivity [16:27]

  • Escaping to phone when tried at work [22:11]

  • The secret to making deep work deeper [25:10]

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Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.

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