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Deep Work (Part 2: The Rules (Rule #1: Work Deeply (Decide on Your Depth…
Deep Work
Part 2: The Rules
Rule #1: Work Deeply
Decide on Your Depth Philosophy
The Monastic Philosophy of Deep Work Scheduling
The Bimodal Philosophy of Deep Work Scheduling
The Rhythmic Philosophy of Deep Work Scheduling
The Journalistic Philosophy of Deep Work Scheduling
Ritualize
Where you’ll work and for how long
How you’ll work once you start to work
How you’ll support your work
Make Grand Gestures
Don't Work Alone
Execute Like a Business
Discipline #1: Focus on the Wildly Important
Discipline #2: Act on the Lead Measures
Discipline #3: Keep a Compelling Scoreboard
Discipline #4: Create a Cadence of Accountability
Be Lazy
Reason #1: Downtime Aids Insights
Reason #2: Downtime Helps Recharge the Energy Needed to Work Deeply
Reason #3: The Work That Evening Downtime Replaces Is Usually Not That Important
Rule #2: Embrace Boredom
Don’t Take Breaks from Distraction.
Instead Take Breaks from Focus
Point #1: This strategy works even if your job requires lots of Internet use and/or prompt e-mail replies
Point #2: Regardless of how you schedule your Internet blocks, you must keep the time outside these blocks absolutely free from Internet use.
Point #3: Scheduling Internet use at home as well as at work can further improve your concentration training.
Work Like Teddy Roosevelt
Meditate Productively
Suggestion #1: Be Wary of Distractions and Looping
Suggestion #2: Structure Your Deep Thinking
Memorize a Deck of Cards
Rule #3: Quit Social Media
The Any-Benefit Approach to Network Tool Selection
The Craftsman Approach to Tool Selection
Apply the Law of the Vital Few to Your Internet Habits
Don’t Use the Internet to Entertain Yourself
Rule #4: Drain the Shallows
Schedule Every Minute of Your Day
Quantify the Depth of Every Activity
Ask Your Boss for a Shallow Work Budget
Finish Your Work by Five Thirty
Become Hard to Reach
Tip #1: Make People Who Send You E-mail Do More Work
Tip #2: Do More Work When You Send or Reply to E-mails
Tip #3: Don’t Respond
Part 1: The Idea
Chapter 1: Deep Work is Valuable
3 groups of valuable people
The High-Skilled Workers
The Superstars
The Owners
How to Become a Winner in the New Economy
The Ability to quickly master hard things
The ability to produce at an elite level, in terms of both quality and speed.
Deep Work Helps You Quickly Learn Hard Things.
Deep Work Helps You Produce at an Elite Level
Chapter 2: Deep Work Is Rare
The Metric Black Hole
The Principle of Least Resistance
Busyness as a Proxy for Productivity
The Cult of the Internet
Bad for Business. Good for You
Chapter 3: Deep Work is Meaningful
A Neurological Argument for Depth
A Psychological Argument for Depth
A Philosophical Argument for Depth