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  • This is why CONSTANT DISTRACTION can be a deterrent to progress

    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.”

  • Thriving in the new economy needs focus on these TWO CORE abilities

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport from the book Deep Work “Two Core Abilities for Thriving in the New Economy 1. The ability to quickly master hard things. 2. The ability to produce at an elite level, in terms of both quality and speed.”

  • This is why everything in life is about FOCUS

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport from the book Deep Work “Who you are, what you think, feel, and do, what you love—is the sum of what you focus on.”

  • This educates us on the need to relax our brain

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport from the book Deep Work “’Decades of work from multiple different subfields within psychology all point toward the conclusion that regularly resting your brain improves the quality of your deep work. When you work, work hard. When you’re done, be done.”

  • These are the two key skills to thrive in the modern economy

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport from the book Deep Work “’If you can’t learn, you can’t thrive…If you don’t produce, you won’t thrive—no matter how skilled or talented you are…The two core abilities just described depend on your ability to perform deep work. If you haven’t mastered this foundational skill,…

  • This is how Carl Jung could revolutionize the world of 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…

  • This explains the relevance of DEEP WORK in the modern economy

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport from the book Deep Work “The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy. As a consequence, the few who cultivate this skill, and then make it the core of their…

  • Doing SHALLOW WORK makes us easily replaceable , this is why

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport from the book Deep Work “’Shallow Work: Non-cognitively demanding, logistical-style tasks, often performed while distracted.These efforts tend to not create much new value in the world and are easy to replicate.”

  • All great inventions are born out of “Deep Work” , this defines it

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Cal Newport from the book Deep Work “’Deep Work: Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard to replicate.”

  • This is why shying away from doing DEEP WORK is not an option

    Adopted from the following great insight from Cal Newport’s book Deep Work “The type of work that optimizes your performance is deep work. If you’re not comfortable going deep for extended periods of time, it’ll be difficult to get your performance to the peak levels of quality and quantity increasingly necessary to thrive professionally. Unless…