The 1-Page Productivity Hack That Will Save Your Sanity | Cal Newport

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Cal Newport explains one-page productivity in Episode 360 of the Deep Questions podcast. Buy Cal Newport's latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow Trying to stick to complicated time management systems without any breaks can eventually lead to burn out. But if you stop organizational efforts altogether, your life can become a stressful mess. In this episode, Cal taps the wisdom of an elite running coach to devise what he calls one-page productivity: a minimum time management system, meant to be run for limited periods to help you recharge, but that also maintains *just enough* organization that you can avoid disaster. He argues such maintenance modes should be an important part of any time management practice. Cal then answers listener questions and concludes by reviewing the books he read in June, 2025. 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 June Books: The Magic of Code (Samuel Arbesman) In the Swarm (Byung-Chul Han) The Fear Index (Robert Harriss) The Explore’s Gene (Alex Hutchinson) Skywalking (Dale Pollock) Links: 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? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6453809/2025/06/27/bruce-bochy-walking-exercise-creativity/ Thanks to our Sponsors: https://www.cozyearth.com (Use code “DEEP”) https://www.oracle.com/deepquestions https://www.vanta.com/deepquestions https://www.shopify.com/deep 0:00 One-Page Productivity 16:25 How do you approach decisions when you’re torn between two reasonable options? 20:16 How can I navigate teaching with phone addicted teenagers? 26:12 Have you considered using LLM’s to assist in your writing? 30:39 How many “thinking” walks do you take each week? 33:11 Do you have any recommendations for learning new material outside of the structured framework of a course? 35:32 A son explains his parents lifestyle engineering 39:21 Setting up workflows as a manager 50:12 The 5 Books Cal Read in June, 2025 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