By Cal Newport — 2021
Our tendency to work too much is neither arbitrary nor sinister: it’s a side effect of the haphazard nature in which we allow our efforts to unfold.
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Feel like you can never focus deeply? You’re probably not meeting these needs for continued attention.
Want to gain access to deeper, more creative thinking and keep your ideas organized at the same time? It’s not impossible.
Look more closely and you’ll see.
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