Ep. 43: Unproductive Days, Content Fatigue, and Cultivating Character | DEEP QUESTIONS

In this episode of Deep Questions I answer reader questions about dealing with unproductive days, avoiding curated content fatigue, and the importance of developing character, among many other topics.

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Here’s the full list of topics tackled in today’s episode along with the timestamps:

OPENING: The terribleness of my recent experiment with constant online news consumption.

WORK QUESTIONS

* Dealing with unproductive days [11:50] * My system versus David Allen’s systems [15:16] * The timeline for developing deep habits [22:35] * Assessing your own career capital [31:17] * The road to academic superstardom [36:05] * Ideal number of working hours [45:28] * Building a reasonable schedule for an unreasonable workload [51:32]

TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS

* Avoiding curated content fatigue [53:41] * Capture technology [58:22] * The plan for this podcast [1:00:19] * Music and concentration [1:07:01] * Instant messaging and distraction [1:08:02]

DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS

* Essentialism versus the deep life [1:13:48] * Deep home life [1:16:57] * My ideal work environment [1:23:37] * Character and the deep life [1:27:58]

Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.