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DEEP DIVE: Did Caveman Use To-Do Lists? [1:28]
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- LIVE CALL: Debating a master’s program [27:59]
- How do I practice the “journalistic” mode of scheduling deep work? [37:32]
- How do I determine when something I’m working on is good enough? [44:20]
- Should I take two months off work to write in a cabin? [49:14]
- Is answering email quickly really a good marker of talent? [53:45]
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- When is the new version of the Time Block Planner coming? [1:01:34]
CASE STUDY: A Freelancer Crafts a Deep Life [1:04:18]
CAL REACTS: New Insights on Kids and Phones [1:16:33]
School Took Smartphones Away: on.wsj.com/3Trj4G3
Social Media and Teenage Mental Health: bit.ly/3A3KN99
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