Collection:: [[Deep Questions with Cal Newport]] ## Summary ## Notes ## Highlights not a substitute of this work productivity went from advice to culture in mit, you speedrun your classes then you focus on your own work idle time - suggests a software developer to not need to find productivity in the time between merges can be a highly skilled programmer that is efficient but still does not try to optimize just focus on getting your priorities done by prioritizing deep work if you care about social relationships dont have every hour strictly blocked out. have more breathing room in breaks or lunch when [[Cal Newport]] was very ambitious in his early days, he deliberately chose to not go into the practical field because he felt like accomplishment was in ideas that he was able to share and he would be cited on. he turned down a number one offer from Microsoft to be trained for free as a businessman to become a project manager