The Productivity Equivalent of David Goggins

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Jesse Jackson: I think it's a stunt what these productivity YouTubers are doing. He says the smartest people don't do that, they work hard in periods and other periods there in thinking periods. "I just say this is why I come back to my original question to what end? What comes next?" he asks.

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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