What Skills and Habits Did Your Mom Instill In You?

Cal Newport talks about the habits and skills he got from his mom. Cal's mom is a computer programmer. Cal talked about his mom in a New Yorker article where it discussed how his mom was a remote worker back in the 1980's with a computer. This got Cal interested in computers from an early age. When Cal's family moved to New Jersey, his mom started using a #FranklinPlanner. The house became very organized. Listen to Episode Here (Scroll down to #178DeepQuestionsPodcast) : https://bit.ly/3eEefHK 0:00 Cal's intro 0:45 Cal listens to a question about his mom 1:10 Cal talks about his childhood and his mom working with computers 2:58 Cal moved to New Jersey and his mom bought a Franklin Planner Connect with Cal Newport: 🔴Visit Cal's BLOG and website: https://bit.ly/3luGhca 🔴Check out Cal's books: https://bit.ly/3ppaafc About Cal Newport: Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. Cal's particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives. Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He's also the creator of The Time-Block Planner. The videos are considered to be used under the "Fair Use Doctrine" of United States Copyright Law, Title 17 U.S. Code Sections 107-118. Videos are used for editorial and educational purposes only and I do not claim ownership of any original video content. I don't use said video clips in advertisements, marketing or for direct financial gain. All video content in each clip is considered owned by the individual broadcast companies. #CalNewport #DeepWork #DeepLife #DeepQuestions #TimeblockPlanner #WorldWithoutEmail #DeepQuestionsPodcast