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Ep. 231: Fight Burnout with Work Cycles

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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The Cycle Strategy at Basecamp

Basecamp works in six to eight week cycles. In between each cycle, we spend two weeks cooling down. The idea of work intensely for a while and then cool down is very effective. If you're running a team or running a company, you could do what base camp did. This is how we actually operate. You could make this your culture.

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