Ep. 10: Battling Email, Online Learning, and a Game Plan for Escaping a Shallow Life | DEEP QUESTIONS

In this episode of Deep Questions I answer reader questions on battling email, online learning, and a game plan for escaping a shallow life. I also play some question roulette and answer the audio question of the day.To submit your own questions, sign up for my mailing list at calnewport.com (I send a survey to this list soliciting questions on a semi-regular basis.)Full list of topics tackled in today’s episode:* [1:23] Fighting the email onslaught* [4:50] Shutting down when work never ends* [9:53] Abandoning work blocks* [11:03] Grad school later in life* [12:20] Getting into grad school* [14:15] How to win at grad school* [15:40] My deliberate practice routines* [21:45] Question roulette: overhaul deep work habits* [25:31] Schools and social media* [28:00] Adapting to online learning * [31:40] Bullet journaling: yay or nay?* [34:40] Audio question of the day: too many tasks* [37:50] Elite learning without schools (bonus rant: the future of higher education)* [45:09] My dharma* [48:17] Escaping a long stay in the shallowsThanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices