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Ep. 218: Work vs. Meaning

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Offset the Anxiety of Unstable Stasis

Right now, there's a lot of excitement and stuff that's happening. I'm proud of things that are happening. So like, that's a nice thing about now. But these things kind of ebb and flow. If you're instead in a period like me now, do hard work shutdowns every day, shut down complete. Trust them. And then do a source of gratitude every night. That's what I've been trying to do. Some periods are better than that at others, but when I really get in that pattern it really does help. There's a quiz, Jesse. What famous thriller writer has long lived on Beacon Hill? Brandon Sanderson.

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