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Ep. 8: Fleeing a Collapsing Career, Taking Notes on Books, Building a Deep Life | DEEP QUESTIONS

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Deep Work in a Support Position

If you can sit with a team member and give them complete unbroken concentration, that also checking your phone, without also glancing on the calendar, you're gongto do a better job by that teammate. Managing is cognively demanding to do things one at a time with full concentration, without distraction,. will probably lead to better outcomes. What if you are in a support position? Now this seems like okue, this should be the epitome of where deep work does not apply. But even there, if you're able to tackleThings one at a time, give it complete concentration, do it well until you're done, and then move on to the next thithe these things...

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