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Ep. 203: Taming Meetings

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Is There a Base Level of Cognitive Fitness?

You don't need to be able to move things with your minds like some mc arthur ward winning m i t. In order to focus on a business problem for an hour, he can be in good shape without having to be alete. Your mind needs to have a declaration of freedom from the slack jawed distraction and the easy diversion of email and slack,. The slack jawd distraction of f a tick tock or of an insta gram. You should be comfortable being alone with your own thoughts. Boredom shouldn't scare you. Embracing boarding really works. Yes. Like, i heard you say that several years ago, before i even knew you and i started doing

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