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Ep. 220: The Two Types of Ambition

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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How Do You Motivate Yourself?

Spiro Agrawal: I was able to write research papers, but they weren't going very deep on the math. He says he motivated himself by saying that by understanding the fundamental papers and how this proves work, I will be able to do that myself. The first control trap is trying to get a lot of autonomy in your career before you've built up the skills to actually justify it,. That's where you are 23 and you quit the start, your nonprofit that's going to change the world, but you don't know what you're doing. So now we jump ahead. What is your day to day like now? Is it technical or managerial? Let me tell you about my

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