Ep. 319: Reclaim Your Time

Why can you never seem to find enough time to make progress on the non-urgent but important priorities that can move you closer to the ideal of the deep life? In this episode, Cal reviews three common “time destroyers,” and for each offers solutions to fight back. He then takes questions and calls from his listeners and ends with a discussion of Amazon and the bureaucracy mailbox. 

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

Deep Dive: Reclaim Your Time [3:43]  

- Is Agile compatible with slow productivity? [34:20] 
- How can I better structure my days as a master’s student with a job? [36:37] 
- How often and in what medium should I check my calendar? [42:43] 
- On days when I have no time, does reading for 20 minutes actually do anything? [46:52] 
- Will slow productivity make me less ambitious? [52:16] 
- CALL: Different types of Deep Work [58:04] 

CASE STUDY:  A teacher’s shutdown ritual [1:03:55] 

CAL REACTS: A Bureaucracy Mailbox [1:10:24] 

Links: 

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

Chapters

• 3:43 Deep Dive: Your Time
• 34:20 Is Agile compatible with slow productivity?
• 36:37 How can I better structure my days as a master’s student with a job?
• 42:43 How often and in what medium should I check my calendar?
• 46:52 On days where I have no time, does reading for 20 minutes actually do anything?
• 52:16 Will slow productivity make me less ambitious?
• 58:04 CALL: Different types of Deep Work
• 1:03:55 CASE STUDY: A teacher’s shutdown ritual
• 1:10:24 CASE STUDY: A teacher’s shutdown ritual