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#166 – Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Deep Work

When he was a grad student, John Sutter worked when his wife wasn't at work. He put artificial constraints on himself so that he could stay in the 9-to-5 job. When he became a professor, it's going to be busier because there are demands beyond research. So now I don't really have a choice. That's what's probably keeping me away from cool things is I just don't have time to do them and then after a while, people stop bothering.

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