● DEEP WORK: Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. Create new values, improve your skills and are hard to replicate
● SHALLOW WORK: Noncognitively demanding logistical style tasks, often performed while distracted. Tend to not create much new value and are easy to replicate.
● THE DEEP WORK HYPOTHESIS
The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare and valuable in our economy.
The few who cultivate the skill, will thrive.
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Deep work is the ability to focus on a difficult task for a long time without getting distracted. It's a skill that's becoming increasingly rare and valuable in a world full of distractions.
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“Deep Work: Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard to replicate.”
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Our the ability to focus without distraction is becoming increasingly rare and valuable in our ever-connected world. Cal Newport calls this Deep Work and he contrasts it with shallow work:
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