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Ep. 177: Is Ambition Worth It?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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The Key to Energy and Time Management Is Intentionality

Some days you have more energy than others. That means there's less work you can produce, and that's fine. But what i want to see is a plan that reflects a lower energy day. So be intentional about it. Build your whole day around research. Don't worry about having too much time in fact this is a good time to do research. Get used to making some progress on something else so you can practice doing that research with some constraints. It's basically Decay - the art of being an awesome post-tock.

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