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The Idea
“This ability to learn hard things quickly plays a key role in the attempt to become a superstar in just about any field.”
Deep work will help you learn hard things quickly. If you master hard things quickly, you will always rank among the top earners in your field. Once you learn what deep work is, you can start putting your energy into deep work and do great work, instead of just answering emails or dabbling in low-grade work activities. It is amazing to create something so good that nobody else can create it.
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Rule #3: Quit Social Media
“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.”
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Rule #2: Embrace Boredom
“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 b...
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Rule #1: Work Deeply
“Your will is not a manifestation of your character that you can deploy without limit; it’s instead like a muscle that tires.”
Following a deep work philosophy will help you push through your limits and achieve great success...
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Rule #4: Drain the Shallows
“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 i...
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Why deep work?
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.
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The first step to self-improvement
Answering with yes to these questions is the first step to self-improvement:
- Do you want to do better?
- Are you willing to feel the discomfort of putting in more effort and trying new things that will feel weird and different and won’t work right away?
Program Yourself For Personal Success
The best way to get your life back in order is to achieve just one important goal. Thereby you create a pattern or template for personal success in other things that you attempt.
You will learn to succeed by succeeding. The more you achieve, the more you can achieve.
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