The Importance of Deep Work

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CNN's John Sutter has been wrestling with the idea that important things are hard and unimportant things are easy. He says we might be sitting on top of a very deep set assumption that actually is false. "I think what we do instead, once we understand that to be not just unproductive but exhausting and misery inducing," he says.

Cal Newport, the author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work, shares his research about the inevitable noise of technology and social media in our minds. He and Greg explore practical methods to unplug digitally and cover essential strategies to find deep focus.

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Hosted by Greg McKeown
Produced by Greg McKeown and Scratch Audiohouse
Executive Produced by Greg McKeown, Avi Gandhi, Brent Montgomery, and Ed Simpson
Co-Produced by Paul Dizon