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Rule #2: Embrace Boredom
“Efforts to deepen your focus will struggle if you don’t simultaneously wean your mind from a dependence on distraction.”
By scheduling internet time, you train your mind to focus for long hours and avoid distractions. You build strong mental muscles for focus and concentration just like people build physical muscles in the gym.
If you then spend your idle time meditating, and on important work issues, you’ll be able to utilize extra time and increase your productivity.
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“Stuff accumulates in people’s lives, in part, because when faced with a specific act of elimination it’s easy to worry, “What if I need this one day?” and then use this worry as an excuse to keep the item in question sitting around.”
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“Once you’ve hit your deep work limit in a given day, you’ll experience diminishing rewards if you try to cram in more.”
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