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Ep. 199: Quieting an Ambitious Brain
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Deep Work Durations - Is That Correct?
When deep work is geared towards deliberate practice, something like learning how to program, only four hours can be substained per day. However, whenDeep Work is geared towards work that can generate a flow state, something like writing computer programs, it could be extended to eight hours or maybe even ten. A lot of deep work is not nearly as intense as a professional musician trying to push their skill to the next level. If you're going to get work done, you cannot have a baby waking up four times a night. You're going to have to sleep train that child.
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