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Ep. 78: Habit Tune-Up: Time Blocking vs. Bullet Journaling

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Using Brainstorming to Solve Problems

As you move up, the ability to creatively solve problems can be differentiator. Problem solving is about building a actionable and accurate structure of the problem in your head that then makes clear what effective solutions are available. The more you do these three things, the closer you're going to get to getting a good solution. I recommend doing this walking. When you notice your attention wandering, just say, ok, i note it. My attention's wandering. Bring it back to the problem. When it wanders again, record it. Repeat. It's a fantastic way to actually try to work with information just in your head. And so when i'm having trouble with a problem like wha

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