In this lesson's episode, we're going to talk about why solitude might be your most powerful

productivity tool. You're going to see how the top performers that we look up to, they're not

superhuman. They have just mastered the art of strategic boredom and deep focus. You'll understand

why your brain needs periods of quiet to process information and how to reclaim your creative,

entrepreneurial, business potential in a world that is filled with distraction.

The ability to be alone with your thoughts isn't just a productivity hack.

It's the path to break through thinking that sets you apart from a culture that is addicted

to constant stimulation.

Oh, I'm going to. to constant stimulation.

Today I want to talk about the power of boring and why your greatest productivity, it hides in solitude.

Most people, myself included, they're afraid of being alone with their own thoughts.

And we fill every single moment with noise or distraction or cheap dopamine. I mean, social media,

Netflix, hanging out with friends, mindless scrolling. And there's nothing wrong with any of these things. But we do them to avoid the discomfort of our own company. But everybody who's listening to this is focused on productivity.

At least I think you are. You're trying to build. You're trying to sort of push your own boundaries.

And the truth is that the most productive time that you're ever going to have is the time that

looks the most quote unquote boring to others. Hours of solitude, long walks where you work out

and work through these complex problems

in your head, the mornings that you spend in deep focus while the rest of the world is sleeping,

or even nights when the rest of the world is sleeping at 2, 3 a.m. if you're a night owl. These

moments are your hidden advantage in a world that really can't tolerate silence or stillness and is always seeking cheap dopamine

and input and noise. We are all addicted to stimulation. If you look around you, every single person

checks their phone 96 times a day. That's once every 10 minutes. They bounce between meetings and calls

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