Ep. 256: Start with Discipline

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Technology, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

In Cal’s new “deep life stack” the first layer toward finding more meaning is to develop discipline. Why does this come first? In this episode, Cal dives deeper into the importance of starting with discipline.

Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo

Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia

Today’s Deep Question: Why does cultivating the deep life start with discipline? [4:33]

- How do I stop falling off the productivity wagon? [26:38]

- How do I cultivate more consistent discipline? [32:35]

- How do I convince myself to follow through on demanding projects? [41:22]

- What’s the problem with studying for 10 hours a day? [54:37]

Something Interesting: Harrison Ford’s Slow Productivity [1:07:35]

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

Transcript

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0:00.0	On Cal Newport, and this is Deep Questions, the show about living and working deeply in
0:17.7	a distracted world.
0:22.6	So for those who are watching at youtube.com slash Cal Newport Media, episode 256, or at
0:29.0	TheDeepLife.com, you'll notice I am back in the Deep Work HQ, the original studio joined
0:39.0	in person by my producer, Jesse, Jesse, I'm already nostalgic for this place.
0:43.5	Good to have you back.
0:44.5	Now, I'm only back temper rarely.
0:46.0	I'm just in DC for a few days.
0:47.6	We wanted to make sure that we got a recording at the old HQ.
0:50.5	I'll be back in New Hampshire for most of the rest of the summer.
0:54.7	So most of the rest of the summer, I will be broadcasting out of the Deep Work HQ north
0:59.6	up in Hanover, New Hampshire.
1:01.2	However, I am bringing back up with me quite a bit of equipment.
1:06.2	So for my first stay up north, I flew up there at a small bag.
1:09.2	I brought bare bones equipment.
1:10.9	I'm driving back up this week, so I'm bringing some cameras and some switchers and some light.
1:16.6	So you'll see if you're watching at youtube.com slash Cal Newport Media, you should hopefully
1:22.2	see in the weeks that come me making Deep Work HQ north closer and closer to HQ south
1:29.6	in terms of both the quality and the visual look.
1:33.0	So I'm excited about that project, but you know what, Jesse, there's nothing better
1:36.6	than the actual studio itself.
1:38.2	So you're bringing the shirt up, right?
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