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Ep. 96: LISTENER CALLS: Emotional Distractions

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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How Do You Manage Deep Work Blocks?

Tallia: I know you don't believe in writers block, but do you ever run up against a day when you're just not there creatively or mentally or emotionally? Do you push through that? Or do you somehow kind of ignore the emotions and work anyway? Tallia: It's the sway of my excitement or energy that affects my productivity even more than my scheduling or distractions.

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