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1534: "Write Every Day" is Bad Advice: Hacking the Psychology of Big Projects by Cal Newport on Productivity Habits

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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The Key to Successful Scheduling Is Flexibility

Cal Newport is the author of Deep Work, a book about working with your brain. He says hard scheduling rules like writing every day can lead to procrastination. Instead choose clear goals that you clearly know how to accomplish, and then approach scheduling with flexibility.

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