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Ep. 253: Making Time for What Matters (w/ Laura Vanderkam)

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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The Slow Life in the Edo Period

People of the Edo period lived according to what is known as the slow life, a sustainable set of lifestyle practices based around wasting as little as possible. When light didn't go to waste, daily activities started at sunrise and ended at sunset. They used seasonal time, meaning that the ways of measuring time shifted along with the seasons.

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