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Ep. 107: How Do I Stay Motivated on Long-Term Projects?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Deep Work - To Ease Boredom
Boredom is good. Go spend a lot of time in boredom. But don't revel or dwell on boredom. Don't seek out extended periods of boredom just for the sake of it. Instead, listen to what that boredom is telling you. You should be comfortable with feeling the of boredom. It should not be completely foreign to you. If your mind has learned that at the slightest hint of boredom, you immediately banish it with digital, distracting, junk food. And so if your brain is learned, it boredom goes away immediately, then it's not going to tolerate deep work when it comes time to do deep work. To embrace boredom is t just like taking a vidam...
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