Tag: Cal Newport
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Does your CURRENT WORK demand HIGH LEVELS of CONCENTRATION?This is the ONLY WAY OUT ..
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport from the book Deep Work “Efforts to deepen your focus will struggle if you don’t simultaneously wean your mind from a dependence on distraction.
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Are you a FAN of Carl Jung , the PSYCHIATRIST?This is why he could revolutionise PSYCHIATRY..
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport from the book Deep Work “When Carl Jung wanted to revolutionize the field of psychiatry, he built a retreat in the woods. Jung’s Bollingen Tower became a place where he could maintain his ability to think deeply and then apply the skill to produce work…
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Have you carefully observed a GENUINELY HAPPY employee?This is the commonly found pattern..
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport “The happiest, most passionate employees are not those who followed their passion into a position, but instead those who have been around long enough to become good at what they do. On reflection, this makes sense.”
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Have you ever seen a SKILLED CRAFTSMAN at work?There is a lot to EMULATE in your profession..
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport “Whether you’re a writer, marketer, consultant, or lawyer: Your work is craft, and if you hone your ability and apply it with respect and care, then like the skilled wheelwright you can generate meaning in the daily efforts of your professional life.”
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Are you from a MIDDLE CLASS background?The first TWO are your ONLY options to SUCCESS..
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport “In this new economy, three groups will have a particular advantage: those who can work well and creatively with intelligent machines, those who are the best at what they do, and those with access to capital.”
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Is your current WORK INTENSE and needs HIGH CONCENTRATION?Your recipe for DEEP WORK..
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport “Three to four hours a day, five days a week, of uninterrupted and carefully directed concentration, it turns out, can produce a lot of valuable output.”
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Is TECHNOLOGY your STRONG point?Adopt this mindset for long term success..
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport “If you want to love what you do, abandon the passion mindset (“what can the world offer me?”) and instead adopt the craftsman mindset (“what can I offer the world?”)”
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Are you losing FOCUS?Time to reduce your SOCIAL MEDIA presence..
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport “Network tools are distracting us from work that requires unbroken concentration, while simultaneously degrading our capacity to remain focused.”
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Do you LOVE your job yet not FULFILLED?Adopt this mindset..
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport “If you want to love what you do, abandon the passion mindset (“what can the world offer me?”) and instead adopt the craftsman mindset (“what can I offer the world?”)”
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Are you shying away from a CHALLENGE?This will make you think again..
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport “Human beings, it seems, are at their best when immersed deeply in something challenging.”