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Deep work and email habits: a followup

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Brent

About six months ago I wrote a post about some new work habits I adopted, inspired by Cal Newport’s blog and by his book, Deep Work. First, I began scheduling blocks of “deep work” time during the week, when I … Continue reading →

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Deep work and email habits

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Brent

Lately I have been enjoying Cal Newport’s writing on work, and particularly his new book Deep Work which I am in the middle of reading (definitely recommended). His basic thesis is about the power of sustained, focused, distraction-free work on … Continue reading →

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Unsubscribing from Wolfram emails (rant)

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Brent

I have been getting a bunch of emails from Wolfram and decided I wanted to unsubscribe.  No problem, right?  I’ll just scroll to the bottom of the email and click the… To view our privacy policy, click here: http://www.wolfram.com/legal/privacy/wolfram-research.html To … Continue reading →

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