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