1030: Doing What it Takes Versus Taking What You Already Know How to Do by Cal Newport

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🗓️ 6 October 2018

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Cal Newport of the Study Hacks blog discusses doing what it takes versus taking what you already know how to do. Episode 1030: Doing What it Takes Versus Taking What You Already Know How to Do by Cal Newport Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004. In addition to studying the theoretical foundations of our digital age as a professor, Newport also writes about the impact of these technologies on the world of work. His most recent book, Deep Work, argues that focus is the new I.Q. in the knowledge economy, and that individuals who cultivate their ability to concentrate without distraction will thrive. The original post is located here: http://calnewport.com/blog/2014/11/04/doing-what-it-takes-versus-taking-what-you-already-know-how-to-do/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.7	and I'm just a mall like your personal narrator reading blogs to you mostly but sometimes
0:42.9	books, anything that I think will help you optimize your life.
0:46.4	For now, let's get right to it as we optimize your life.
0:53.8	Doing what it takes versus taking what you already know how to do by CalNuPort of CalNuPort
1:00.1	The unexpected Nobel
1:03.3	Eric Betzig is a research leader at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Genelia Research
1:08.4	Campus in Ashburn, Virginia.
1:11.1	Last month he received a surprising and life-changing call.
1:14.0	He had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on high-resolution microscopy.
1:19.8	Everyone who wins the Nobel is impressive, but what makes Betzig particularly worthy
1:23.6	of attention is his unlikely path to the prize.
1:27.3	One thing that any non-partial observer will confirm is that if you had met Betzig in
1:31.5	1994, the idea that he would one day win the most prestigious award in science would
1:36.6	seem strictly absurd.
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