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Deep Work is Valuable
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No multi-tasking: Diffused attention is almost antithetical to the focused attention required by deliberate practice
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To learn hard things quickly, you must focus intently without distraction
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Deep work is Rare
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Things antithetical to deep work: open plan/distraction filled offices, emails, social media (especially Twitter)
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Physicist Richard Feynman would ensure himself being kept of university committees and admin panels by saying he was irresponsible. This was his strategy to be able to remain focused solely on his important work.
Deep work is meaningful
Artisnal skills are still highly valued and we can develop deep love for our craft without automation.
Depth destroying behaviours such as immediate e-mail responses and active social media presence are lauded, while avoidance of these trends generates suspicion.
Deep work can generate as much satisfaction in an information economy as it does so clearly in a craft economy.
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Work Deeply
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Ritualise deep work
Know where you will work, for how long, at what time etc...
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Ensure you brain gets what it needs: water, food, coffee...
Take times to clear your mind: meditation, walking...
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When you work, work hard. When you're done, be done.
Embrace Boredom
If you fill every potential moment of boredom with glances at your smart phone, you are not going to be ready for deep work. Brain needs time off.
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Quit social media
Social media has a high negative impact on focus and productivity, mainly because it is designed to entertain, distract and be addictive
Complete SM fasting is not necessarily the solution. They can be beneficial but they need to be controlled, as does the amount you share, especially personal data
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