
2639: Does Being Exceptional Require an Exceptional Amount of Work? by Cal Newport
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement
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Deliberative Practice: The Path to Become a Star
Steve Martin's path to becoming famous was defined by deliberative practice. If you're properly focused and can put in an hour or two of deliberative work on most days, you can become exceptional. This approach is consistent with Zen-Valerie-Torian philosophy. The practice is hard but short; doing more work isn't going to help.
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