CAL NEWPORT

To learn hard things quickly, you must focus intensely without distraction. To learn, in other words is an act of Deep work.

To produce at your peak level you need to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distractions.

Put another way, ...

Working for extended periods with full concentration and no distractions, on a single task requires:

• Knowing the day before what exactly you’re going to be working on during your Deep Work hour.
• Putting your phone somewhere out of sight and earshot while you’re do...

Our working memory, alertness, and concentration gradually improve a couple of hours after waking up, peaking at about mid-morning - our brain’s natural peak productivity period.

Take advantage of this state, by scheduling your most important work for this period. Focus on ...