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Ep. 208: To-Do Lists Are Inhumane

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Pseudo Deep Work

Shallow work is necessary, but not sufficient to be very successful. Deep work is when you're working on what matters and doing it in a way that allows you to do it at a high level. In between is pseudo deep work: You're working on something important, but not doing it that well. Your contact shifting so your ability to focus is reduced,. The quality of what you produce is down grated.

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