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Ep. 119: Does Accomplishment Require Overload?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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The Hyperact of Hybrid Minds

The hyper actif hive mind requires that you constantly check these channels. It takes up the 15 minutes for you to shift your focus from one thing to another. If you glance at it in box once every six minutes, you're making yourself dumber. Your brain is in a state of confused context shifts. That reduces your capacity. And it makes us anxious as well. Right? What i'm trying to do here, mike, is take the focus away from the tool and put it to the work flow. Once you've identified the villain, you can actually fight it.

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