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Ep. 239: On Time and Stress

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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The Three Principles of Slow Productivity

Amitai Etzioni: Fast productivity is defined by frenetic busyness. Do fewer things working at a natural pace, obsessing over quality. The people who are best at what they do in the world are slow productivity enthusiasts. They just don't know that term. And I think what's happening here is there's a semantic shift where you're thinking about slowing down your progress and fast as being moving quicker towards your goals. All right. Next question is from Joseph, dear, Cal and Jesse. When it comes to constructing a deep life, what are you most proud of having accomplished? Where do you still find yourselves struggling?

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