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Ep. 27: Inside My Planning Discipline, the Joys and Sorrows of Slack, and Finding Depth Among Shallow Friends | DEEP QUESTIONS

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Productive Struggles: The Growth in Writing and Weightlifting

Feeling a sense of friction or difficulty in writing can actually be productive and create growth./nStraining to produce something can be valuable output./nThe feeling of weight lifting can also provide a sense of productivity when done well./nDifficulty in writing is not abnormal or unproductive, just like struggling with weightlifting produces valuable output.

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