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Ep. 104: LISTENER CALLS: Saying "No" Without Saying "No"

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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How to Defer to Office Hours for Clarification and Expansion

One way of reducing the a symmetry in these question answered diads and emale communication is to defer to, let's say, office hours for clarification and expansion. The second type of emale you mention was you being asked to join a project or initiative that overlaps your job description but takes up a lot of time. In a world without emal there's good research on this. I talk about in the book.

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