Deep Questions with Cal Newport Ep. 173: What is Deep Work?
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Feb 14, 2022 Explore the powerful concept of deep work, emphasizing focused engagement for productivity and creativity. Discover strategies to resist distractions, particularly from social media and email. Learn the importance of quality over mere self-promotion and how proper planning and digital tools can enhance your efforts. The dialogue also touches on teaching kids to focus and the relationship between disconnection and creativity. Humorous anecdotes weave through practical advice, making it an engaging conversation about modern challenges in work and life.
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Deep Work Defined
- Deep work is a focused activity without distractions on cognitively demanding tasks.
- It's crucial for knowledge work, where shallow work keeps the lights on, but deep work moves the needle.
Importance of Deep Work
- Deep work is what creates value in knowledge work by adding value to information.
- Shallow work becomes a distraction from what truly creates value and impact.
Measure Deep Work
- Define deep work and differentiate it from shallow work to drive meaningful change.
- Measure your deep to shallow work ratio and set goals to improve your focus.
