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0:00Boredom is the fastest path to deep work. It's never been easier to be successful, but it's also never been easier to be distracted. And so, the idea is how can you force boredom? And so, I think this is one of the wildly underestimated hacks to being more productive is that you have to put yourself in an environment where there are no outside stimuli. You block your phone so no apps that that anyone can communicate you with you on even come through or just put it in another room.
0:25That means blocking the windows. That means having no music. That means putting earplugs on.