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Ep 206 – Striving to do less
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
The High of Striving
Oliver Berkman's book 'Four Thousand Weeks' hit a nerve with many in the current moment of burnout/nHumans, especially ambitious ones, fall into a trap of feeling good when striving and being productive/nStriving and productivity is an evolutionary advantage that allowed our species to move forward, collaborate and emerge as the pinnacle player on this planet/nThe problem with our current context is the endless targets for striving and the bombardment of examples of extreme accomplishment, leading to fast productivity and the need for optimization and efficiency
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