In this episode of Deep Questions I answer reader questions about organizing massive projects, taming IM, and elaborating the books I would include in the Deep Life Canon.

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Here’s the full list of topics tackled in today’s episode along with the timestamps:

DEEP DIVE: The Deep Reset, Part 1

WORK QUESTIONS

• The limits of deliberate practice? [12:09]
• Getting started on massive projects. [20:11]
• Social media and the dissemination of academic research. [25:04]
• Digital time blocking. [31:59]
• My opinion on GTD-style contexts. [35:50]
• When a job requires social media use. [40:01]

TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS

• Taming IM. [42:13]
• How to attend online classes. [50:08]
• Breaking a YouTube addiction. [1:00:30]
• Controlling heavy RSS use. [1:03:40]
• On the phenomenology of technology. [1:06:31]

DEEP LIFE QUESTIONS

• Deciding when to give up on a book [1:12:25].
• Dealing with an overwhelming amount of advice. [1:14:05]
• Living deeply in high school. [1:17:30]
• The Deep Life Canon. [1:23:47]

Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.