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Ep. 222: Did Cavemen Use To-Do Lists?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Are You Refusing Deep Work?

Our brain, rightly so, is a jealous protector of energy. We got to be careful about our calories and how we expend it. Our brain's like, I don't want to expend all of these calories cogitating. What are we thinking about here? We're not figuring out a plan to get away from the tiger. So I think we feel a real resistance to deep work.

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