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Ep. 107: How Do I Stay Motivated on Long-Term Projects?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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How to Be More Picky When Committing to Long Term Projects

People are often way too quick to commit to a project because in the moment it seems like it might be interesting, it might be fun. The problem with this is that if your,. if your project is not really well thought through, what happens is your brain gives up. So that's the first thing i want to say. Be way more picky. Only have a very small number of long term projects. And really, really be sure before you commit....

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