The Cal Newport Show

Ep. 9: Habit Tune-Up: Dumbing Down Smartphones, Deep Habits, Progress on Non-Urgent Projects and Training Focus

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In this mini-episode, I take "calls" from listeners asking for advice about how best to tune-up their productivity and work habits in a moment of increased distraction and disruption.
Here are the topics we cover: 
[1:30] Making an iPhone less distracting.
[9:08] Keystone habits to help deep work stick.
[12:45] Making progress on a non-urgent big project.
[17:29] Training your ability to focus.
Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.

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