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Ep. 111: How Do I Tame Distracting Thoughts?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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How to Become a High School Super Star

i wrote a book about how to become a high school super star. It's probably the least well known of the cal newport canon, but is actually one of my favorite books. There's this whole idea called the failed simulation effect that you definitely should read. i think i actually wrote an article on the failed simulation effect for tim ferris. I was at a random house imprint at the time. And so i was free to write whatever i wanted.

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