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Ep. 107: How Do I Stay Motivated on Long-Term Projects?
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Boredom and the Drive to Do Energizing, Meaningful Activity
If you respond to boredom, this drive to do energizing, meaningful activity, with this digital junk food, in the moment, it gives you some relief. But overtime it is going to leave you essentially vulnerable. It's not bringing you where that boredom drive wants to bring you. You need to find energizing, ad meaningful things that you can have with you or integrate into your life. For example, nowif you're behind the counterand youre just waiting for customers to come in, subscribe to mouse books. Or there's some sort of technical skill you're trying to master. Say, great, let me go and work on this technical skill when i have down time....
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