How I Manage My Time - The Weekly Productivity Template To Achieve More | Cal Newport

Cal Newport talks about weekly templates in episode 316 of the Deep Questions podcast. Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow The fall is the perfect time to tune up your productivity and organizational systems. With this in mind, in this episode Cal discusses a tool he has long used in his own life but never discussed before in public: the weekly template. He then answers questions on the theme of personal productivity from listeners and reviews the books he read in August.  Download my FREE Deep Life Guide HERE: https://bit.ly/3QBIcug Listen to Episode Here: https://www.thedeeplife.com/listen/ Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba? Thanks to our Sponsors: This show is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/deepquestions https://www.zocdoc.com/deep https://www.notion.com/cal https://www.ladderlife.com/deep 0:00 Weekly Templates 25:40 How does Cal schedule his evening writing sessions? 27:00 How can I leverage my current career capital to become an entrepreneur? [32:09] How do I find time for non-urgent but interesting deep work? 35:45 Is afternoon deep work possible? 42:30 Can I use slow productivity to help prepare for a job interview? 48:15 How do I not be reactionary during my busy season? 53:30 Using Cal’s toolkit while working in the Peace Corps 1:02:50 The 5 Books Cal Read in August, 2024 Connect with Cal Newport: 🔴Visit Cal's BLOG and website: https://calnewport.com/blog/ 🔴Check out Cal's books: https://calnewport.com/writing/ 🔴Check out The Deep Life: https://thedeeplife.com 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