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“If you want to win the war for attention, don’t try to say ‘no’ to the trivial distractions you find on the information smorgasbord; try to say ‘yes’ to the subject that arouses a terrifying longing, and let the terrifying longing crowd out everything else.”
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
“• Think for yourself to decide 1) what you want, 2) what is true, and 3) what you should do to achieve #1 in light of #2 . . .”
― Principles: Life and Work
― Principles: Life and Work
“If you want to make something hard, indeed truly impossible, to complete, all you have to do is make the end goal as vague as possible.”
― Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most
― Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most
Benjamin Johnston’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Benjamin Johnston’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
165 books
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17 friends
148 books
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54 friends
1 book
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43 friends
0 books
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15 friends
520 books
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49 friends
38 books
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88 friends
301 books
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36 friends
249 books
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33 friends
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Business and Non-fiction
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