Paddle Your Own Canoe

Classic Episode: How Do I Learn Hard Things? | Monday Advice

Deep Questions with Cal Newport, 3 August 2026. The book comes up at 1 hr 5 min in.

Cal Newport recommends Offerman's first book in contrast to Where the Deer and the Antelope Play, calling it fantastic and saying it tells his whole story. He explicitly advises listeners who haven't read it to start there.

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