Ep. 186: The Power of “Day Batching”

from Deep Questions with Cal Newport · host Cal Newport

Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia- Is “day batching” a good idea? [16:38]- Sustainable time-blocking [24:28]- Earning money versus building things [33:45]- Escaping a dead end career [48:19]- Reading deeply and quickly [53:42]Thanks to our Sponsors:Magicmind.co/DEEP (Code DEEP20)MunkPack.com (Code DEEP)Stamps.com (Code DEEP)Headspace.com/Questions Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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