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Ep. 175: What is the Deep Life?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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The Deep Life - What Is It?

Li: Get specific. Let's give a name to the generic aspiration a lot of people felt, especially during those early months of the pandemic. So what do we mean by the deep life? How about this for a definition. It is a life lived in radical alignment with your values. Li: Specificity is useful, even when it's not comprehensive. The radical piece is important too. Because if you just do the radical without thinking about all the things are important to you, et this burst of satisfaction will die off.

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