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Ep. 199: Quieting an Ambitious Brain
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Doing Cognitive Work in a Pull Base Context
When you're doing cognitive work, all of this stuff matters. Not all work is made equal when it comes to your brain. When i was working under duress, yeah, i could put down words, but they weren't very good. So i thought there was an in teresting observation that is relevant for anyone doing cognitive work. We don't think about the degree to which being in a disrupted or unusual type of cognitive landscape can really draw down just the sheer ability that you are able to express.
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