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How to Produce High-Quality Work
Mario Peshev
December 02, 2023
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Facing Challenges
Journalist, Johann Hari, on how to change.
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."
Source: Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention - and How to Think Deeply Again
The Role of Suffering
American anthropologist, Helen Fisher, on the importance of pain.
"He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God."
Source: Why We Love
How to Produce High-Quality Work
Associate professor at Georgetown University, Cal Newport, on the formula for good work.
"High-Quality Work Produced = (Time Spent) x (Intensity of Focus)"
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