Below are the topics covered in today’s mini-episode (with timestamps). For instructions on submitting your own questions, go to calnewport.com/podcast.

 - Timing productive meditation. [6:32]  - Extracting wisdom from past plans. [14:00]  - Writing a thesis as a side project. [22:44]  - Adapting college advice to high school students (plus: a bonus digression on my experience writing books in academia). [30:00]  - Getting things done during an isolating pandemic. [36:30]

Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.

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