How to Stop Leaving Projects Halfway

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Fahad: I often take on multiple projects, but then they, as they become hard, I ban them halfway. How do I stop doing this? Jacob: One project worked on consistently and slowly over time is going to have more impact in multiple projects that you're trying to tackle in a frenzied burst. It's sort of a key slow productivity principle here. Work on fewer things. You might just have too many projects.

In Cal’s new “deep life stack” the first layer toward finding more meaning is to develop discipline. Why does this come first? In this episode, Cal dives deeper into the importance of starting with discipline.

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Today’s Deep Question: Why does cultivating the deep life start with discipline? [4:33]

- How do I stop falling off the productivity wagon? [26:38]

- How do I cultivate more consistent discipline? [32:35]

- How do I convince myself to follow through on demanding projects? [41:22]

- What’s the problem with studying for 10 hours a day? [54:37]

Something Interesting: Harrison Ford’s Slow Productivity [1:07:35]

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