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Ep. 161: Should I Follow My Skill or My Passion?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

English - January 03, 2022 12:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep. 160: REPLAY: What is Discipline (and How Do I Get It?)
Next Episode: Ep. 162: LISTENER CALLS: Ambition and the Deep Life

Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.

DEEP WORK QUESTIONS:

- How can a freelancer perform deep work? [9:56]
- Should I follow my skill or my passion? [12:50]
- How do you manage group projects in college? [21:51]
- Do you recommend listening to music while doing deep work? [24:16]
- What do you do when your boss has allocated you to a team “half time”? [26:20]


DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS:

- How do you return to time blocking after falling off the wagon? [36:25]
- How do you include non-work activities into your workday? [38:53]
- How do you structure you time if you love what you do? [40:10]
- How should you think about the Deep Life in retirement? [43:12]


Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.