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SPS 009: Eliminating Distractions & Practicing Deep Work to Finish Your Book with Cal Newport

Self Publishing School: How To Write A Book That Grows Your Impact, Income, And Business

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Do You Know How to Train Your Brain?

The first rule is to block out four hours on your calendar for each of the next two weeks. Treat that time like a doctor's appointment, so when other things come up, you say, oh, I can't do it then. So not even a glance at an inbox, not even a glances at a phone. It has to be the two hours with no stimuli, except and if you look at an inbox or a phone,. All right, that session doesn't count. We'll have to schedule another one. The second bit of my primer is get some sort of activity that you're going to try for the next two week that helps you train your brain. Just something you take

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