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The research in "So Good They Can't Ignore You" by Cal Newport factors into this observation. If we want to get ahead in a field, we have to seek out the hard
by thirdtruck 14y ago
The research in "So Good They Can't Ignore You" by Cal Newport factors into this observation.
If we want to get ahead in a field, we have to seek out the hard problems, those that put us great mental strain to tease apart and comprehend. This might not require 80 hours of effort a month, but even 20 hours of such deep effort will feel like 80.
In other words, we have to do the weight-lifting equivalent of several reps every day that go just beyond our weight limit. Many others exhaust themselves on a hundred reps of a comfortable weight, but that will never increase their strength.