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Ep. 130: LISTENER CALLS: Leadership vs. Availability

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

English - September 16, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes - 19.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
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Below are the topics covered in today's listener calls mini-episode (with timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.


- Balancing availability and depth as a leader. [5:12]
- Being available to students without being overwhelmed. [12:08]
- Rapid fire questions (each answer under 1 minute). [18:18]
     -- Working eight hours in a row.
     -- Quarterly plan format.
     -- Reading metrics.
- Sticking to a schedule once made. [26:36]
- Keeping up with an academic literature. [30:24]
- Taking breaks between big projects. [35:20]


Thanks to Jay Kerstens for the intro music and Mark Miles for mastering.