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Ep. 235: Is Productivity Overrated?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Workload Management at MIT

As a graduate student in 2007, I didn't get that because my life was too easy. Here's how it works at a tier one doctoral program like MIT. It's all about research. You're here because of your brain, put your brain to use. Because of that, they get out of your way. The inventor that invents the light bulb is very good at saying this is what I'm working on right now. All of my resources are going towards trying different filament materials.

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