The Secret of Financial Independence

Cal Newport: The secret of success is to enhance your attention span and do serious, deep work. When you're trying to get rid of something in your life, it's not enough just to say, no, I don't want to do that," he says. "You have to substitute something to do instead" Jung would rise at 7 a.m. and after a big breakfast, spend two hours of undistracted writing time in his private office. His afternoons would often consist of meditation or long walks on the surrounding countryside.