Hitesh Gorantla's Key Ideas from Deep Work
by Cal Newport

“Efforts to deepen your focus will struggle if you don’t simultaneously wean your mind from a dependence on distraction.”

By scheduling internet time, you train your mind to focus for long hours and avoid distractions. You build strong mental muscles for focus and concentration just like people build physical muscles in the gym.

If you then spend your idle time meditating, and on important work issues, you’ll be able to utilize extra time and increase your productivity.

“Stuff accumulates in people’s lives, in part, because when faced with a specific act of elimination it’s easy to worry, “What if I need this one day?” and then use this worry as an excuse to keep the item in question sitting around.”

Spending excessive time on the internet not only affects our work but also our relationships. By cutting down your internet time, you will be more productive at work, and your relationships will deepen and become more meaningful.

Instead of sending excessive time on the internet, spending more time on structured hobbies will lead you to a quality life.

“Once you’ve hit your deep work limit in a given day, you’ll experience diminishing rewards if you try to cram in more.”

By creating an effective schedule for your day, you’ll make powerful progress as your day unfolds. It is a great tool to supercharge your productivity and achieve massive success. By measuring the depth of a task, you’ll be able to focus your energy like a sharp laser. This will boost your productivity and chances of success.