Ep. 258: Godel’s Deep Life Stack

Cal Newport talks about Kurt Godel’s Deep Life Stack in Episode 258 of the Deep Questions podcast. Do history’s greatest thinkers care about time management? In today’s episode Cal analyzes the system that the mathematician and philosopher, Kurt Godel, used to structure his days, weeks, and years to produce meaningful work over a long period of time. Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: Listen to Episode Here: 0:00 Cal’s intro 8:30 How do geniuses structure their life? 27:00 Cal talks about Better Help and 80,000 hours 34:42 How do I follow through on the projects I start? 42:44 Is creating a deep environment one of the deep life buckets? 48:53 How do I find examples of my ideal lifestyle? 1:00:20 Should I switch jobs I’m bored (but effective)? 1:07:02 Cal talks about LMNT and Henson Shaving 1:12:19 Cal Reacts Thanks to our Sponsors: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at and get on your way to being your best self Connect with Cal Newport: 🔴Visit Cal’s BLOG and website: 🔴Check out Cal’s books: 🔴Check out The Deep Life: About Cal Newport: Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. Cal’s particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives. Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He’s also the creator of The Time-Block Planner. The videos are considered to be used under the “Fair Use Doctrine“ of United States Copyright Law, Title 17 U.S. Code Sections 107-118. Videos are used for editorial and educational purposes only and I do not claim ownership of any original video content. I don’t use said video clips in advertisements, marketing or for direct financial gain. All video content in each clip is considered owned by the individual broadcast companies. #CalNewport #DeepWork #DeepLife #DeepQuestions #TimeblockPlanner #WorldWithoutEmail #DeepQuestionsPodcast