October 6, 2025
Ep. 373: The Internet’s Best Advice for Reinventing Your Life
Deep Questions with Cal NewportAbout this episode
In 2023, I published an episode about resetting your life that became one of my most popular. In the years since, multiple major podcasters and YouTubers have done their own videos on the same theme. In today’s episode, I extract the best ideas from five such recent videos to create an all-star reset strategy. I connect this to my work on technology and its impacts, by noting that taking control of your life can be the most important first step toward taking control of your devices. 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 Deep Dive: The Internet’s Best Advice for Reinventing Your Life (0:02) How do I extract ideas for living deeply from books? [55:44] How do I avoid being overwhelmed by everything required to seriously change my life? [58:31] How do I visualize my ideal lifestyle in a fast-changing world? [1:02:42] I just quit my teaching job due to burn-out. How do I find what to do next? [1:09:28] CASE STUDY: Crafting a deep life [1:13:21] CALL: How to revise expectations with young kids [1:18:45] CAL REACTS: The Great Lock-In of 2025 [1:28:11] Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at calnewport.com/slow Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba? youtube.com/watch?v=mSaI8Rluel8 youtu.be/wXcEtxlrPMA youtu.be/PvvS-0mqD4c youtube.com/watch?v=2ZXJZnAxHHI youtube.com/watch?v=0G7Wu4DnDaw calnewport.com/the-great-lock-in-of-2025/ Thanks to our Sponsors: cozyearth.com/deep shopify.com/deep vanta.com/deepquestions expressvpn.com/deep Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.