Ep. 249: The Good Enough Job (w/ Simone Stolzoff) [Video]

Cal Newport talks about a new book titled, “The Good Enough Job” written by Simone Stolzoff.

Do you live to work or work to live? In this episode, Cal talks with author Simone Stolfzoff about his provocative new book, THE GOOD ENOUGH JOB. Cal then answers listener questions about escaping professional unhappiness, and then switches gears in the Something Interesting segment to talk about the critical technological breakthrough that not enough people yet are talking about.

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0:00 Cal’s intro
4:43 Deep Dive with Simone Stolzoff
53:44 Cal talks about 80,000 Hours and ExpressVPN
59:34 What kind of a job do I want?
1:05:32 If I enjoy my job, why can’t I focus?
1:17:28 Should I give up on finding an academic job?
1:25:07 Should I cut my salary in half to escape the hyperactive hive mind?
1:30:10 Cal talks about Better Help and Ladder
1:34:47 Something Interesting

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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.

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