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Ep. 256: Start with Discipline

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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How to Stop Leaving Projects Halfway

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.

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