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    • Ep. 148: LISTENER CALLS: Decoding the Productive Pause

    By Deep Questions with Cal Newport November 18, 2021 · Edited October 4, 2025
    Below are the topics covered in today's listener calls mini-episode (with timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast. DEEP DIVE: Decoding the

    Below are the topics covered in today’s listener calls mini-episode (with timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.

    DEEP DIVE: Decoding the Productive Pause [2:43]

    LISTENER CALLS:

    • Finding a research interests.  [10:00]
    • Trading moments of your life for money. [13:23] 
    • Scheduling more deep work. [23:14]
    • Handling the difficult switch from work to leisure and then back again.  [27:30]            
    • Creating temporal Eudamonia Machines.  [32:31]      
    • Leading a new team away from email.  [39:14]

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

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