Learn Any Hard Skill In 2024 - How To Eliminate Distraction & Master Productivity | Cal Newport

Download my FREE Deep Life Guide HERE: Cal Newport talks about learning hard things in Episode 281 of the Deep Questions podcast. One of the more important abilities to cultivate for the year ahead is comfort learning complicated (and therefore valuable) new things. In this episode, Cal tackles the myths surrounding mastery and presents a new mental model for internalizing non-trivial information. As he elaborates, there is both good news and bad news when it comes to this topic: you can learn almost anything, but you can’t learn everything. 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: Thanks to our Sponsors: This show is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: Listen to Episode Here: 0:00 Learning hard things 27:23 When it comes to taking notes, what really matters? 33:38 Can I fit all of my hobbies into my week? 37:27 Can YouTube teach me to be a better student? 43:43 How do I figure out what to learn next? 46:42 How do I learn something fast when I already have a busy schedule? 52:50 How does “So Good They Can’t Ignore You” relate to “Slow Productivity”? 1:01:30 Slow Productivity affinity group 1:10:51 The 5 books Cal read in December 2023 Connect with Cal Newport: 🔴Visit Cal’s BLOG and website: 🔴Check out Cal’s books: 🔴Check out The Deep Life: 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