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Ep. 133: How Do I Defeat Distraction?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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How Do You Find the Time to Read?

i've been doing five books a month as my reading challenge this last spring and summer. One technique to reduce the pressure on selecting a new book is to just read a lot more. When you come across books youre really excited to read, you read em. I think we underestimate the amount of time we go to our phone as i'm just borred, tired, i want to relax,. You replace that with reading five, six books a month, suddenly are getting read. And secondary, instead of, let's say, watching streaming services to unwind, or this or that, just becomes your default activity.

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