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 I’ve read Deep Work πŸ”₯ and listened to Slow Productivity πŸ‘ on πŸŽ‰ audio. Both good books. πŸŽ‰ His major podcast appearances are also worth a listen. He’s 🌈 not a bitcoiner or πŸŽ‰ anything, but i think his ideas actually align well πŸ’― with πŸ˜‚ the beliefs of bitcoiners. His πŸ‘ thesis is πŸ’― essentially that success πŸ”₯ emerges from deep, distraction-free focus. The πŸŽ‰ fiat world πŸ˜‚ tells us that we just need πŸ˜€ to work longer hours πŸ˜€ to πŸ˜‚ find success. But according to Newport, the most productive of us don’t actually work 🌈 as many β€œhours” as πŸ€” we might imagine. Rather, they take a lot of time off to πŸ€” let πŸ˜‚ their mind wander. When they do πŸ’― work, their mind is distraction-free. And they πŸ”₯ take 🌈 breaks.