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10 TOP Lessons From the Book “Deep Work”
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Deep Work proposes that we have lost our ability to focus deeply and immerse ourselves in a complex task, showing you how to cultivate this skill again.
1. Deep vs. shallow work
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Groot wit vinkje" aria-label="Emoji: Groot wit vinkje">We need to learn how to spend more time doing deep vs. shallow work.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rug van hand met naar rechts wijzende wijsvinger" aria-label="Emoji: Rug van hand met naar rechts wijzende wijsvinger">Deep work requires a level of focus that many of us fail to attain due to the endless distractions we now face, but it’s now more important than ever.
2. The new economy
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪" title="Aangespannen biceps" aria-label="Emoji: Aangespannen biceps">Cultivating the skill of deep work will help us become a part of these groups.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔹" title="Kleine blauwe diamant" aria-label="Emoji: Kleine blauwe diamant">Those who can work well and creatively with intelligent machines, those who are the best at what they do, and those with access to capital.
3. Business does not equal productivity
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛔" title="Geen doorgang" aria-label="Emoji: Geen doorgang">In a business context, if we are not clear on the priorities, we tend to do the easiest activities.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rug van hand met naar rechts wijzende wijsvinger" aria-label="Emoji: Rug van hand met naar rechts wijzende wijsvinger">We need to fight this tendency by identifying high-impact, challenging activities that many be harder in the short-term.
4. What you pay attention to matters
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📌" title="Punaise" aria-label="Emoji: Punaise">Life is more about how we perceive the events that happen to us, rather than the events themselves. You can live a better and more fulfilled life if you recognize this power of perception.
5. Pursue difficult things
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌱" title="Kiemplant" aria-label="Emoji: Kiemplant">The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.
6. Let small bad things happen
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💥" title="Botsing" aria-label="Emoji: Botsing"> “Develop the habit of letting small bad things happen. If you don’t, you’ll never find time for the life-changing big things.”
7. What and how
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❓" title="Rood sierlijk vraagteken" aria-label="Emoji: Rood sierlijk vraagteken">This division between what and how is crucial but is overlooked in the professional world.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Groot wit vinkje" aria-label="Emoji: Groot wit vinkje">It’s often straightforward to identify a strategy needed to achieve a goal, but what trips up companies is figuring out how to execute the strategy once identified.
8. Overcoming distraction
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kruis" aria-label="Emoji: Kruis">instead of doing a one day sabbatical from your phone or social media account, incorporate a daily practice of reducing distraction that will help you build the muscle.
9. Productive meditation
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧘🏻♀️" title="Vrouw in lotushouding (lichte huidskleur)" aria-label="Emoji: Vrouw in lotushouding (lichte huidskleur)">To strengthen your ability to focus and avoid distractions, find a daily activity that you enjoy doing.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟣" title="Paarse cirkel" aria-label="Emoji: Paarse cirkel">While you do your activity, focus on your problem. This practice is called productive meditation.
10. Schedule your day
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📝" title="Memo" aria-label="Emoji: Memo">It’s a simple habit that forces you to continually take a moment throughout your day and ask:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📍" title="Ronde punaise" aria-label="Emoji: Ronde punaise">What makes sense for me to do with the time that remains? It’s the habit of asking that returns results, not your unyielding fidelity to the answer.
