2 Core abilities:

1. Master hard things quickly.

• Intelligent machines are complicated, hard to master and change rapidly.
• Therefore the process of mastering hard things never ends, you must be able to do it quickly, again and agai...

□ Produce at an elite level.

1. Enforce strict isolation until task is completed.
2. Consolidate work into intense, uninterrupted pulses (batching).
3. Maximize performance on 1 task.

•High quality work produced = time spent x intensity of focus

• More intensity of focus, less time spent

• Attention residue - when you switch from some Task A to another Task B, your attention doesn’t immediately follow—a residue of your attention re...

3 groups that will thrive/ are at an advantage:

1. The high-skilled worker - those that can work with intelligent machines.
2. The superstars - those who are best at what they do.
3. The owner -...

□ Deliberate practice.

1. Attention focused on a specific skill or idea that you are trying to improve or master
2. Receive feedback so you can correct your approach

• Uninterrupted concentration, no distractions.

• To be great at ...

1. Deep Work

• Performing activities in a state of distraction-free concentration that pushes your cognitive capabilities to their limit.
• These efforts cr...