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June 18, 2024 83 mins

David & Mike read Rapt by Winifred Gallagher and discuss how to protect your attention and cultivate a focused life.

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Links and Show Notes:

Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content.
OmniFocus 4 Field Guide (Plus Edition)
Rapt by Winifred Gallagher
Mike's Notes for Rapt by Winifred Gallagher
30 Lessons for Living by Karl Pillemer
The Deep Life by Cal Newport #303: The Problem with Grand Goals
Focused #192: Flow State
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Grit by Angela Duckworth
Foodnoms
Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Mark as Played

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