Moonshots Podcast: Learning Out Loud Podcast Episodes featuring Cal Newport

Cal Newport - Become a Straight A Student

Moonshots Podcast: Learning Out Loud - November 11, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratings
Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don’t study harder—they study smarter. In this episode, we take a look at Cal Newport’s breakthrough approach to acing assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals the proven study se...

Cal Newport - So Good They Can't Ignore You

Moonshots Podcast: Learning Out Loud - October 28, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratings
In this episode we dive into Cal Newport’s book So Good They Can’t Ignore You discussing his long-held belief that "follow your passion" is not good advice. Not only is the cliche flawed-preexisting passions are rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work-bu...

Cal Newport - Digital Minimalism

Moonshots Podcast: Learning Out Loud - October 07, 2019 20:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratings
Most of us know that addiction to digital tools is costing us both productivity and peace. But giving them up completely isn't realistic. We're addicted to texting, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter not because we're stupid or shallow, but because they provide real value in the form of c...

Cal Newport - Deep Work

Moonshots Podcast: Learning Out Loud - August 19, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratings
Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the author of six self-improvement books. He also writes the Study Hacks blog focused on academic and career success. This series we will deep dive into his work starting with his book Deep Work: Rule...