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DEEP WORK (CAL NEWPORT) - Listening books

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How to Say No to Subsequent Work

If you work for someone else, this strategy provides cover when you turn down an obligation or restructure a project to minimize shallowness. This limit frees up space for significant amounts of deep effort on a consistent basis. No boss will explicitly answer 100% of your time should be shallow, unless your entry-level job.

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