Rethinking the Deep Life Stack (Again!) | Monday Advice

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(0:00) Rethinking the Deep Life stack

(38:07) Too many interests and not enough time

(47:29) Voluntary attention regulates acute immune responses in humans

(55:34) A freelance musician and social media

(1:09:08) What Cal is up to 

August 2026 Books

An Inside Job (Daniel Silva)

Three Years in Wonderland (Todd James Pierce)

Links:

Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow 

Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ 

Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-026-02541-1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Cal-Newport/author/B001IGNR0U

https://x.com/RyanHoliday

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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter.

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