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Ep. 251: The Efficiency Trap
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
The Importance of Speeding Things Up
There's a sense of emptiness that pervades a lot of classic productivity content. People who do actually wrangle with hard things for their lives say this is really unrelated to what I do. These might not be sexy but they're very important and they can make a real difference on the quality of work. If it's fun to you, it's a fine hobby but don't let it get in the way of that actual work.
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