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On the Remarkably Long Road to the Remarkable

Cal Newport · 29 Jun 2012

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Remarkable careers take a remarkably large amount of training.

I like these examples because they remind of a simple truth: remarkable careers take a remarkably large amount of training.

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  1. I like these examples because they remind of a simple truth: remarkable careers take a remarkably large amount of training.

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