Tag: Deep Work by Cal Newport
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Power of Focus is your Secret Skill. Why?
The power of focus is a secret skill that I wish to possess. With focus anything and everything is possible since we are able to unleash the Power of Now. In this blog post let us understand how focus can help us perform Deep Work that can help us stand apart from the rest. And…
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Relationship between BOREDOM and DEEP WORK
Over the years I have realized that there is nothing wrong in sitting back and feeling bored. Read this post to understand the relationship between boredom and deep work. In his book Deep Work, Cal Newport mentions about the research that points out the importance of dealing with boredom for doing deep work. For more…
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Avoid SOCIAL MEDIA Overuse. Why?
Though it has numerous benefits, just for its numerous side effects and addiction, if I could un-invent something it would be avoid of SOCIAL MEDIA overuse. The proliferation of social media platforms and instant gratification associated is leading to numerous harmful side effects. For Gen X millennials, addicted to social media and the expectation of…
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Why is SOCIAL MEDIA a deterrent to DEEP WORK?
If I could have done something better over the last year, it would be deep work. In this blogpost I will enlighten you how social media is a deterrent to deep work. Cal Newport mentions at length about the importance of deep work in his iconic book. This book does have a lot of relevance…
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Why Deep Work?
I have been working on improving my focus to engage in deep work. For doing deep work one needs unwavering focus avoiding all avenues of distraction. Research has proven that deep work is highly inspiring and deeply fulfilling and drives away stress, anxiety.
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SIT BACK and GET BORED for this reason.
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Cal Newport’s book Deep Work. “To simply wait and be bored has become a novel experience in modern life, but from the perspective of concentration training, it’s incredibly valuable.” Thus being BORED may indeed be a novel experience.
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To CONCENTRATE better listen to this piece of advice
The following great insight has been adopted from Cal Newport’s book Deep Work “To simply wait and be bored has become a novel experience in modern life, but from the perspective of concentration training, it’s incredibly valuable.” Read similar blogs adopted from Deep Work here –
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Why CHALLENGES should excite and NOT frighten us?
Human beings, it seems, are at their best when immersed deeply in something challenging. Adopted from Cal Newport’s book Deep Work as proven by RESEARCH
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How often do you enjoy being BORED?
“To simply wait and be bored has become a novel experience in modern life, but from the perspective of concentration training, it’s incredibly valuable.” Adopted from Cal Newport’s book Deep Work
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Why is there so much to learn from a SKILLED CRAFTSMAN?
“The task of a craftsman, they conclude, “is not to generate meaning, but rather to cultivate in himself the skill of discerning the meanings that are already there.” Adopted from Cal Newport’s book Deep Work