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The Problem Of Focus In Work
We all have good intentions about getting work done, but we rarely stick to them. Instead, we allow distractions to use up our time until there is nothing left.
We need to choose what is worth paying attention to. A system of focus will help you to keep track of deep work. Knowing where your time goes is an essential first step to taking control.
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How To Consistently Do Deep Work
The system to perform your best work is simply to continuously track your deep work hours. Keeping this record can be an eye-opener to how you spend your time. You may find that only a quarter of your available working hours are spent on deep tasks.
- Note the ...
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The Difficulty of Depth
- Quantity: We don't do enough deep work. Shallow work seems more urgent and is easier to pay attention to.
- Quality: We don't do deep work for long enough. To be effective, we need large, uninterrupted chunks of time.
We may intend to g...
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Shallow and Deep Work
- Shallow work is all of the routine activities that accompany work, but don't require skill or concentration, such as answering emails, attending meetings, or paperwork.
- Deep work is what you're paid for. It's a hard-to-do, attention-demanding activ...
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This is the holy grail of productivity when your mind is in high gear. As it is hard to summon at any time, we need to cultivate a routine, along with a system for keeping you consistent with your deep work. To get started on a deep work routine, you need to:
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The Four Rules of Deep Work
The hard part isn’t knowing that deep work is valuable. The hard part is actually doing it. Why? Because we’re addicted to distractions. We are suckers for multitasking.
The second part of the book is all about helping us deploy more deep work in our lives. To do that, Newport has come up w...
The Difficulty of Depth
- Quantity: We don't do enough deep work. Shallow work seems more urgent and is easier to pay attention to.
- Quality: We don't do deep work for long enough. To be effective, we need large, uninterrupted chunks of time.
We may intend to g...
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