Ep. 305: Is Time Blocking Oppressive?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Oliver Burkeman recently noted that time blocking seems oppressive? In this episode, Cal responds to this reaction in a surprising way. He then answers questions from listeners and reacts to this podcast being featured at the recent Apple WWDC event.
Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo
Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia
Deep Dive: Is Time Blocking Oppressive? [2:38]
- Can Cal elaborate on his experience with his Acceptance and Commitment therapy? [26:46]
- How can I sustain my deep life program? [35:03]
- How can I stop my girlfriend from always checking her phone? [38:07]
- How long are your time blocks in your planner? [43:07]
- How do I obsess over quality with filling into procrastination? [47:07]
- CALL: Getting back on track after travel [55:10]
CASE STUDY: Adopting principles from Cal’s book to design my life [1:00:11]
CAL REACTS: Deep Questions featured at Apple’s WWDC! [1:10:32]
Links:

• Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at calnewport.com/slow
• Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/
• Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?v=448bf8afad0740d18f6b109b4bd40d51
• shows.acast.com/farewell/episodes/045-the-reason-you-cant-ever-get-through-your-to-do-list-wit
• developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2024/102/

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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering.

Chapters

1. Ep. 305: Is Time Blocking Oppressive? (00:00:00)

2. Deep Dive: Is Time Blocking Oppressive? (00:02:38)

3. Can Cal elaborate on his experience with his Acceptance and Commitment therapy? (00:26:46)

4. How can I sustain my deep life program? (00:35:03)

5. How can I stop my girlfriend from always checking her phone? (00:38:07)

6. How long are your timeblocks in your planner? (00:43:07)

7. How do I obsess over quality with filling into procrastination? (00:47:07)

8. CALL: Getting back on track after travel (00:55:10)

9. CASE STUDY: Adopting principles from Cal’s book to design my life (01:00:11)

10. CAL REACTS: Deep Questions featured at Apple’s WWDC! (01:10:32)