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Ep 384: What Should I Read for a Deeper New Year?

2025-12-22 · 79 min · episode 384 · 21 entities

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    from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia CAL’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Walden by Henry David Thoreau [2:40]Lincoln’s Virtues by William Lee Miller [7:28]The
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    e for God by Karen Armstrong [10:54]You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier [21:25]The Shallows by Nicholas Carr [26:28]Falling Upward by Richard Rohr [28:45] CALLS: Concern
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    e for God by Karen Armstrong [10:54]You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier [21:25]The Shallows by Nicholas Carr [26:28]Falling Upward by Richard Rohr [28:45] CALLS: Concern
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    evidence rules-v5
    lden by Henry David Thoreau [2:40]Lincoln’s Virtues by William Lee Miller [7:28]The Case for God by Karen Armstrong [10:54]You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier [21:25]The Shall
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  • → discusses Self-Improvement concept
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books 12

  • mentioned You are not a gadget book
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  • mentioned Walden book
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    evidence rules-v5
    from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia CAL’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Walden by Henry David Thoreau [2:40]Lincoln’s Virtues by William Lee Miller [7:28]The
  • references You are not a gadget book
    0.77
    evidence rules-v5
    Virtues by William Lee Miller [7:28]The Case for God by Karen Armstrong [10:54]You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier [21:25]The Shallows by Nicholas Carr [26:28]Falling Upward by R
  • references The Case for God book
    0.76
    evidence rules-v5
    lden by Henry David Thoreau [2:40]Lincoln’s Virtues by William Lee Miller [7:28]The Case for God by Karen Armstrong [10:54]You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier [21:25]The Shall
  • mentioned The Shallows book
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    evidence rules-v5
    e for God by Karen Armstrong [10:54]You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier [21:25]The Shallows by Nicholas Carr [26:28]Falling Upward by Richard Rohr [28:45] CALLS: Concern
  • references Walden book
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    evidence rules-v5
    from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia CAL’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Walden by Henry David Thoreau [2:40]Lincoln’s Virtues by William Lee Miller [7:28]The
  • references The Shallows book
    0.62
    evidence rules-v5
    e for God by Karen Armstrong [10:54]You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier [21:25]The Shallows by Nicholas Carr [26:28]Falling Upward by Richard Rohr [28:45] CALLS: Concern
  • recommended The Shallows book
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    evidence rules-v5
    e for God by Karen Armstrong [10:54]You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier [21:25]The Shallows by Nicholas Carr [26:28]Falling Upward by Richard Rohr [28:45] CALLS: Concern
  • recommended Walden book
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    evidence rules-v5
    from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia CAL’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Walden by Henry David Thoreau [2:40]Lincoln’s Virtues by William Lee Miller [7:28]The
  • recommended The Case for God book
    0.50
    evidence rules-v5
    lden by Henry David Thoreau [2:40]Lincoln’s Virtues by William Lee Miller [7:28]The Case for God by Karen Armstrong [10:54]You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier [21:25]The Shall
  • recommended You are not a gadget book
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    evidence rules-v5
    Virtues by William Lee Miller [7:28]The Case for God by Karen Armstrong [10:54]You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier [21:25]The Shallows by Nicholas Carr [26:28]Falling Upward by R

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  • mentioned Education concept
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  • mentioned Self-Improvement concept
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    Feed category: Self-Improvement
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    Ep 384: What Should I Read for a Deeper New Year?
  • discusses Education concept
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    Feed category: Education
  • discusses Self-Improvement concept
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    Feed category: Self-Improvement

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  • hosted by Cal Newport person
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  • mentioned Technology company
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Episode description as stored
In our annual holiday episode, Cal tackles one of the questions he’s asked most often: What should I read? But with a twist. He recommends six books that are not from the self-help or advice genre that will nonetheless help you change your life into something deeper. For the rest of the episode, he then answers listener calls. Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo Video from today’s episode:  youtube.com/calnewportmedia CAL’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Walden by Henry David Thoreau [2:40]Lincoln’s Virtues by William Lee Miller [7:28]The Case for God by Karen Armstrong [10:54]You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier [21:25]The Shallows by Nicholas Carr [26:28]Falling Upward by Richard Rohr [28:45] CALLS:  Concerned father and husband about smartphones [37:48] Living deeply with multiple gigs [43:27] Effective timeblocking [47:19] The Deep Life for non-knowledge workers [54:01] Dealing with overwhelming technology [58:59] The real cost of AI [1:02:59] Where to start with deep work? [1:07:33] Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at calnewport.com/slowGet a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba? Thanks to our Sponsors:  monarch.com/deepwayfair.comnotion.com/calreclaim.ai/cal Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices