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One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.


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CAL NEWPORT Nobody ever takes note of [my advice], because it’s not the answer they wanted to hear,” Martin ...
CAL NEWPORT Stop focusing on these little details,” it told me. “Focus instead on becoming better.
CAL NEWPORT Here’s what I respect: creating something meaningful and then presenting it to the world,
CAL NEWPORT When I told Mark about Jordan, he agreed that an obsessive focus on the quality of what you produce ...
CAL NEWPORT there’s something liberating about the craftsman mindset: It asks you to leave behind self-centere...
CAL NEWPORT I am suggesting that you put aside the question of whether your job is your true passion, and instea...
CAL NEWPORT Jordan had a name for the worries about what his friends are doing with their lives and whether his ...
CAL NEWPORT regardless of how you feel about your job right now, adopting the craftsman mindset will be the foun...
CAL NEWPORT TRAITS THAT DEFINE GREAT WORK Creativity: Ira Glass, for example, is pushing the boundaries of radio...
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