Brought to you by Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating http://eightsleep.com/Tim and AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement https://www.drinkag1.com/tim Cal Newport (calnewport.com) is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University who previously earned his PhD from MIT. His scholarship focuses on the theory of distributed systems while his general-audience writing explores intersections of culture and technology. Cal is the author of seven books, including, most recently, Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and A World Without Email. He is also a contributing writer for The New Yorker and the host of the Deep Questions podcast. Please enjoy! 00:00 Start 01:19 A lesson from Steve Martin 04:38 On living “the deep life” 7:13 Study Hacks and book deals 20:10 What was Cal’s focus in high school and college? 23:01 Developing a writing style 30:32 On writing humor 36:08 Fresh thoughts on slow productivity 43:01 Contemporaries who have mastered slow productivity 50:41 Resisting Facebook and social media 55:14 Crafting the lives we desire 1:02:50 Integrating seasonality 1:10:27 Fans of Scrivener 1:13:57 Trello for organizing tasks 1:20:02 Books in the “anti-productivity” category 1:25:33 Who was John Newport? 1:28:20 Paul Tillich and being a concentration apologist 1:30:38 Matters of the soul 1:40:41 Finding the spiritual in craft and creation 1:45:16 Exploring spirituality 1:52:57 Cal’s 30-day digital minimalism declutter 2:01:57 Cal’s end-of-day shutdown ritual 2:04:06 Parting thoughts SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW LINK TO ALL SHOW TRANSCRIPTS: https://tim.blog/2018/09/20/all-transcripts-from-the-tim-ferriss-show/ About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/