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Ep. 253: Making Time for What Matters (w/ Laura Vanderkam)

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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How to Carve Out Time to Study in Construction Management and Structural Design

Lars Ehrlich: I got this question's different, but it overlaps one of the techniques we just talked about. He asks how an overworked site manager for a construction company can carve out time to study in those areas. Lars: The way you get that time is not by being sleep deprived. It's by going to bed earlier and turning unproductive evening hours into productive morning hours. And then figure out where are times that you are mentally alert, but you could use this time.

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