The more I've thought about this subject of, is it hard? I've come to question the basis. There's an assumption that deep work has to be harder than shallow work. And so there we are with an example of something that surely has taken years of uninterrupted concentration. It's taken deep work for years and yet the actual achievement of it is just surprisingly easy.
Cal Newport, the author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work, shares his research about the inevitable noise of technology and social media in our minds. He and Greg explore practical methods to unplug digitally and cover essential strategies to find deep focus.
Credits:
- Hosted by Greg McKeown
- Produced by Greg McKeown and Scratch Audiohouse
- Executive Produced by Greg McKeown, Avi Gandhi, Brent Montgomery, and Ed Simpson
- Co-Produced by Paul Dizon