The Principle of Least Resistance In Business

• Deep work means those professional tasks that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit done in concentration mode (no distractions)
• Shallow work relates to the tasks that do not require much cognitive work (logistical-style tasks) performed ...

Knowledge workers usually lack explicit indicators of what it means to be productive and valuable at work, so they turn back toward an industrial indicator of productivity: doing multiple tasks in a visible manner.

• Monastic: isolate yourself for long periods of time without distractions; no shallow work allowed
• Bimodal: reserve a few consecutive days when you will be working like a monastic (you need at least one day a week)

In order to have a deep work routine, you have to decide the following:

• Where you’ll work and for how long.
• How you’ll work once you start to work.
• How you’ll support your work.

Identify the key elements that determine success and happiness in your professional and personal life.

Adopt a tool only if its positive impacts on these factors substantially outweigh its negative impacts.

High-Quality Work Produced = (Time Spent) x (Intensity of Focus)

• Sending too much time on Social Media breaks up our time and reduces our ability to concentrate.
• Social Media take away time you could be spending on higher-impact activities. It’s a zero-sum game.
• If you want to eliminate the addictive pu...