Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Author: Cal Newport
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 skills, and are hard to replicate.
Thriving in the New Economy
- The ability to quickly master hard things.
- Being able to produce at an elite level, in terms of both quality and speed.
- Focus on Your Max. Ritualize Your Approach. Execute Great Gestures.
- Enjoy boredom. Meditate productively.
- Quit social media.
- Drain the shallows.
- If you can't learn, you can't thrive.
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