Ep. 168: Should I Quit My Law Partner Job?

Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast. Videos of today’s questions:

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

Videos of today’s questions: https://tinyurl.com/b2rkctfj

DEEP WORK QUESTIONS:

  • How should we use a ticketing system?  [4:15]
  • Should I resign after my boss does? [9:19]
  • Are breaks to rest your eyes considered context switching? [13:10]
  • How do you time block long but ambiguous intellectual activity?  [21:49] 
  • How do you get back to scheduling after a vacation? [24:57] 

DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS:

  • Is it okay for a one activity to fit into two different deep life buckets? [29:51] 
  • How do I live deeply with a demanding job (i.e., should I quit my law partner job?) [33:51]

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

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