Ep. 253: Making Time For What Matters (w/ Laura Vanderkam)

Cal Newport talks about making time for what matters (w/ Laura Vanderkam) in Episode 253 of the Deep Questions podcast. In this episode, Cal is joined by Laura Vanderkam (author of Tranquility by Tuesday and co-host of the Best of Both Worlds podcast) to tackle a collection of your questions about the struggle to make time for the various things that matter most from your career to your family to your hobbies. Below are the questions covered in today’s episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: Video from today’s episode: Links: Thanks to our Sponsors: Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: Listen to Episode Here (Scroll down to #164DeepQuestionsPodcast) : 0:00 Cal’s intro 6:00 Deep Life Stack 2.0 14:46 Cal talks about Rhone and Ladder Life 20:01 Interview with Laura Vanderkam 31:55 Is the deep life only available to people with high salaries? 39:55 Is it possible for a mom to succeed in academia? 50:39 How do I find the time to land a job that requires less time? 56:29 Am I too old to leave a career that fills me with dread? 1:01:15 Am I crazy for thinking I can work from home with a baby? 1:06:01 How do I create a deep life with kids? 1:14:31 How do I stop over-committing? 1:25:48 Cal talks about My Body Tutor and Blinkist 1:30:55 Something Interesting Connect with Cal Newport: 🔴Visit Cal’s BLOG and website: 🔴Check out Cal’s books: About Cal Newport: Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. Cal’s particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives. Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He’s also the creator of The Time-Block Planner. The videos are considered to be used under the “Fair Use Doctrine“ of United States Copyright Law, Title 17 U.S. Code Sections 107-118. Videos are used for editorial and educational purposes only and I do not claim ownership of any original video content. I don’t use said video clips in advertisements, marketing or for direct financial gain. All video content in each clip is considered owned by the individual broadcast companies. #CalNewport #DeepWork #DeepLife #DeepQuestions #TimeblockPlanner #WorldWithoutEmail #DeepQuestionsPodcast