{"id":11865,"date":"2020-05-26T08:48:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T16:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/?p=11865"},"modified":"2020-05-26T08:48:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T16:48:51","slug":"cal-newport-podcast-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/26\/cal-newport-podcast-100\/","title":{"rendered":"Cal Newport on The Narrow Path to Success, Fatherhood and Challenging Conventional Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our podcast has now reached 100 episodes! To mark the occasion, I recorded a conversation with my good friend, <a href=\"http:\/\/calnewport.com\/\">Cal Newport<\/a>, author of the bestsellers <em>Deep Work<\/em>, <em>Digital Minimalism<\/em> and <em>So Good They Can&#8217;t Ignore You<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/825750514&#038;color=%231ad7ae&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=true&#038;show_comments=false&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=false\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-324815295\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a> \u00c2\u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-324815295\/ep-100-cal-newport-career-success-family-life-and-digital-minimalism\" title=\"Ep 100 Cal Newport: The narrow path to success, fatherhood &amp; challenging conventional wisdom\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Some of my favorite parts:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5:45 &#8211; What are the biggest misconceptions about becoming an author or academic?<\/li>\n<li>11:45 &#8211; What aspiring authors need to know, and how this applies to all careers.<\/li>\n<li>17:00 &#8211; The change in Disney movies, what this says about our culture, and why it leads to dissatisfaction.<\/li>\n<li>28:00 &#8211; The difference between potential and results (and how this shifts as you age).<\/li>\n<li>35:00 &#8211; Unexpected life changes following fatherhood<\/li>\n<li>37:20 &#8211; Cal Newport&#8217;s best productivity advice.<\/li>\n<li>41:20 &#8211; Why Cal doesn&#8217;t get invited to give commencement speeches anymore&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>50:40 &#8211; The intriguing book idea Cal had (but never wrote).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did You Know About the Podcast?<\/h2>\n<p>Quietly, we&#8217;ve been releasing new podcast episodes, twice a week, for several months. Our episodes are a mix of shorter episodes I cover from the blog, interviews like this one and discussions on some of my favorite books.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy listening to podcasts and want a twice-weekly dose of ideas and inspiration, you can find me on any of the podcasting apps:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/scott-h-young-podcast\/id1281747833\">Apple podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLnNvdW5kY2xvdWQuY29tL3VzZXJzL3NvdW5kY2xvdWQ6dXNlcnM6MzI4MTcyNjQ4L3NvdW5kcy5yc3M\">Google podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0VudblxhBeUzbMw9fcgDQk\">Spotify<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/scott-h-young-podcast\">Stitcher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/overcast-podcast-player\/id888422857?ls=1&amp;mt=8\">Overcast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rate my podcast<\/h2>\n<p>Would you like to see more episodes like this? Rating the podcast helps other people find out about it, and helps us host more conversations like this one. I&#8217;d love your support to help the podcast grow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our podcast has now reached 100 episodes! To mark the occasion, I recorded a conversation with my good friend, Cal Newport, author of the bestsellers Deep Work, Digital Minimalism and So Good They Can&#8217;t Ignore You. \u00c2\u00b7 Some of my favorite parts: 5:45 &#8211; What are the biggest misconceptions about becoming an author or academic? 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