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Ep. 211: How Cal Organizes His Life

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Putting the Fire on Process, Not the Person

When people do really cool things in your field that aren't directly related to what you are trying to do with your life, be proud of them. Never try to take down someone else in the vain of hope it's going to make you feel better about you. Light the fire, but aimed at it. What matters. Aim at it. That never ever works. It is a hundred % to human instinct, especially in conversation with others like this. When i'm talking to jessie, i'm going to kind of undercut im, like b you know, like the sky. He's got this weird timi hes like, friends with joe rogan and was on the show

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