"It's just working for the sake of working because of what's next," he says. "I think there's a comfort in this for very ambitious young people." The higher the knob you turn up on hours, the more successful you'll be, writes David Perry. But that's not the reality and we need to work with good focus rather than obsess over things which don't matter much at all.
In Cal’s new “deep life stack” the first layer toward finding more meaning is to develop discipline. Why does this come first? In this episode, Cal dives deeper into the importance of starting with discipline.
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Today’s Deep Question: Why does cultivating the deep life start with discipline? [4:33]
- How do I stop falling off the productivity wagon? [26:38]
- How do I cultivate more consistent discipline? [32:35]
- How do I convince myself to follow through on demanding projects? [41:22]
- What’s the problem with studying for 10 hours a day? [54:37]
Something Interesting: Harrison Ford’s Slow Productivity [1:07:35]
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