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Ep. 261: Control Your Time

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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How to Train Boredom With Movies

Movies themselves might be one of the more palatable, fun ways to train boredom. If you can sit through a movie at home or at a movie theater once a week and not look at your phone, you will see benefits. Return to your theaters and use movies, see things that, you know, it's not your absolute favorite movie. See it without your phone, without your phone easily accessible. Let this be a really natural way to re-engage with the ability to sustain concentrationWithout needing a shiny treat.

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