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Ep. 205: Why I’m a Bad Correspondent

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Rare and Valuable Skills

larry is saying, well, whos? How many people can really have rare and valuable skills? And this is an important clarification. What you're thinking of when you think of rare and valuable Skills is too broad, too strict. So the scope for rare and valuable skill is your employment situation. Everyone can build rare and valuable skiles in their particular context. That queer capital ist leverage. Use that leverage to keep moving your job closer close to supporting the life style that you desire. It's not about being a world class writer or mathematician; it's about getting better at what you do every day. You don't need to be 'the best' if you are good enough

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