How To Escape Mediocrity & Get Ahead Of 99% Of People - Change Your Life In 3 Months | Cal Newport

Download my FREE Deep Life Guide HERE: Cal Newport talks about how to think in Episode 278 of the Deep Questions podcast. One of the most important skills for cultivating a satisfying and high impact life is one we rarely discuss: the art of serious thinking. In this episode, Cal makes the case for serious thinking as an ability to specifically cultivate, then describes five specific practices you can put into place to launch a crash course in developing an effective life of the mind. Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: Listen to Episode Here: Thanks to our Sponsors: (promo code: CAL) 0:00 How to Think 35:02 Does reading count as Deep Work? 38:12 How do I make sense of the topics I think about? 41:28 How should I manage boredom in a job without hurting my ability to focus? 47:16 How can I provide quick answers to management if I’m a slow thinker? 52:59 How should I structure my Deep Holiday 56:14 A successful Digital Detox allowing one to think in peace 1:03:52 Does collaboration make us les creative? 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