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Ep. 136: LISTENER CALLS: Reversing Burnout

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin

Haka: I view franklin as one of the most inspiring deep thinkers, besides being the opposite of a snobby harvard grad student. While his dad didn't let him attend harvard, franklin went on to intellectually own all his schoolmates who did and also wrote hilarious dises of harvard in poor richard's almanac. One lesser known franklin book connects the dots between your ideas in fascinating ways, says carey walters. This reminded me of your past references to dryfus and kelly's all things shining,. which encourages us to channel homeric poly heism to find awe and meaning in forces greater than ourselves. Just some musings during my sav

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