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.

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