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Ep. 95: How Do I Maintain the Will to Do Deep Work?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Time Block Planning - How to Get the Most Out of Your Time Blocks

Time block planning is about getting a realistic assessment of what oucan really fit into your day. It can be shocking at first how much time you actually have to spend, but this is what i call facing the productivity dragon. One of the biggest signals people get out of time block planning is that they have to take more off their plate. They say yes to too many phone calls and zoom meetings. The solutions here are not time management solutions. In other words, there'snothing you can do with your time block planner to make those problems less. You actually have to fundamentally change the nature of your work.

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