The Origins of the Nile

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European's knew so little about the interior of Africa until surprisingly late. In fact, you can't even get boats through it because it's so choked with vegetation and this and that. They came in from over by the Arabian Peninsula in East Africa, by the Horn of Africa. That's how they eventually found it. There's a cool Lincoln Child book. He has a thriller that takes place in that swamp part of the Nile. And the premise is there's this tomb, this lost tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh that's under the waters of this swamp.

One of the most popular (and widely forgotten) slogans of the ancient world was Festina Lente, or, “Make Haste Slowly.” In this episode, Cal looks deeper at what this phrase meant, and in doing so uncovers an ancient version of slow productivity.

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Today’s Deep Question: What can Octavian Caesar Augustus teach us about productivity? [5:37]

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- Why is my partner so slow? [40:49]

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CASE STUDY: Not allowing work to dominate your life [53:28]

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