Ep. 168: Should I Quit My Law Partner Job?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

English - January 27, 2022 12:00 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
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Next Episode: Ep. 169: How Do I Manage My Time?

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

Videos of today’s questions: https://tinyurl.com/b2rkctfj

DEEP WORK QUESTIONS:

- How should we use a ticketing system? [4:15]
- Should I resign after my boss does? [9:19]
- Are breaks to rest your eyes considered context switching? [13:10]
- How do you time block long but ambiguous intellectual activity? [21:49]
- How do you get back to scheduling after a vacation? [24:57]

DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS:

- Is it okay for a one activity to fit into two different deep life buckets? [29:51]
- How do I live deeply with a demanding job (i.e., should I quit my law partner job?) [33:51]

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