Introduction

In this section, the hosts introduce the guest and discuss their main takeaways from the interview.

Main Takeaways

• Discipline needs a target.

• Discipline is cumulative.

• Becoming disciplined is a process that involves starting somewhere and moving to the next level.

• Disciplined people focus on doing less and prioritizing what matters.

Success and Discipline

In this section, the hosts discuss their success and how discipline has played a role in it.

Success and Discipline

• The hosts have achieved great success, with six Super Bowl rings between them.

• Tom Brady will be making $30 million per year as an announcer after he stops playing football.

• The hosts recognize that discipline has been key to their success.

Writing and Discipline

In this section, the hosts discuss writing and how discipline plays a role in it.

Writing and Discipline

• Writing requires discipline to protect the writing itself while also recognizing that without other efforts, writers can disappear.

• The hosts share the same publisher (Portfolio), which is an imprint at Penguin Books.

Cold Showers?

In this section, the hosts discuss cold showers as a means of building discipline.

Cold Showers?

• Cold showers are becoming popular for building discipline.

• One host has started taking cold showers but didn't like it. Another host plans to start using cold plunge tubes at a new gym.

Benefits of Sauna and Discipline

In this section, the speakers discuss the benefits of sauna and discipline. They talk about how sauna can release chemicals that make you feel good and cause a stress response. However, they also mention that these benefits are not unique to sauna and can be achieved through other forms of exercise. The speakers also discuss the importance of discipline in treating your body rigorously.

Benefits of Sauna

• Sauna provides various benefits but they are not unique to it.

• Chemicals released during sauna cause a stress response and make you feel good.

• Similar benefits can be achieved through other forms of exercise.

• Discipline is important in treating your body rigorously.

Importance of Discipline

• Treating your body rigorously is part of being a disciplined person.

• Accumulating people who are on your side or on your team is important for establishing a network.

• Being authentic with integrity, delivering quality work, and being organized helps in accumulating people who want to work with you.

• Being someone that people like to work with or be around actually makes a difference over time as your network gets bigger.

Creating Discipline and Establishing a Network

In this section, the speakers discuss how to create discipline and establish a network. They talk about how being an interesting person with integrity who delivers quality work can help accumulate people who want to work with you. The speakers also mention the importance of approaching social situations appropriately.

Creating Discipline

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Establishing a Network

• Being an interesting person with integrity who delivers quality work can help accumulate people who want to work with you.

• Being someone that people like to work with or be around actually makes a difference over time as your network gets bigger.

• Be willing to pull from your network.

Training Professional Sports Teams

In this section, the speakers discuss how deep work and time blocking can be useful for professional sports teams. They also talk about the importance of having separate spaces for different activities.

Deep Work in Professional Sports Teams

• Deep work is more popular in the NBA than in the NFL.

• An assistant coach of an NBA team wanted to discuss deep work with Cal Newport but he was not available.

• Golfers are fans of Cal Newport's show and his message on discipline.

Time Blocking for Athletes

• Time blocking is important for athletes as they have certain things mapped out for them in terms of practice and lifts.

• Athletes can have a tendency to be lost outside their routine.

• Ryan Holiday did more with professional sports teams and got his message out more which helped expand his message.

Separate Spaces for Different Activities

• Having separate spaces for different activities is important.

• The HQ theory suggests having a space that's only for work, which is different from home.

• Ryan writes at his HQ while Cal writes in their study at home that they custom built to be centered on writing.

The Benefits of Running a Bookstore

In this section, the speakers discuss how running a bookstore can be beneficial even if it's not profitable. They also talk about how bookstores can serve as centers of professional existence.

Running a Bookstore

• Running a bookstore may not be super profitable but it has other benefits such as being highly motivating.

• A building can serve multiple purposes such as selling books, recording podcasts, writing, and staff meetings.

Bookstores as Centers of Professional Existence

• A bookstore can serve as the center of one's professional existence.

• The bookstore offsets some of the cost of running it but the main benefit is that the owner loves bookstores.

• Having a space for books and curating them can be highly motivating.

Need for a Bookstore in Tacoma Park

In this section, the speaker expresses the need for a bookstore in Tacoma Park and suggests that if someone is looking to start a bookstore and needs a partner, they should contact him.

Importance of Having a Bookstore

• The speaker believes that having a bookstore in Tacoma Park is important.

• He thinks that it would be beneficial to have multiple people behind the bar to help curate book selections.

Call for Partnership

• The speaker expresses his inability to start a bookstore due to other commitments.

• He invites anyone who is interested in starting a bookstore and needs a partner to contact him.