Deep Work
Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Cal Newport
AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2O16 PICK IN BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP
Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep Work will make you better at what you...
In the first episode, the host emphasized the book's focus on producing one's best work without distraction, praised its practical tools, and said he highly recommends it for anyone seeking better productivity. The author also reflected on the principles, noting he hasn't adopted all of them himself. In a later episode, the host cited the title when explaining how context switching impairs the brain and hampers deep learning.
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The book emphasizes the importance of doing one's best possible work without distraction and provides tools to achieve that.
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One of his more notable books is entitled Deep Work, Rules for Focus Success in a Distracted World.
Deep Work is a book that has had tremendous positive influence on my work life and indeed my life in general, because it spells out how exactly to go about doing one's best possible work.
For me, that's in the context of science and podcasting, but it includes tools that I and many others have extended to other aspects of their life as well, and it's a book that I highly, highly recommend everybody read.
I can't say that I've adopted all the principles but that's on me not you. You provide incredible incentive for Y1, ought to pursue deep work and slow productivity in service to high quality true productivity etc.
And I always used to say okay when your deep work is not flow because of this like a lot of deep work is you're trying to do something that is beyond your comfort zone and that's going to be difficult where Anders actually explicitly says deliberate practice and flow are very different.
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It was mentioned in relation to the negative impact of context switching on the brain, hindering productivity and deep learning.
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I'm a big fan of Cal Newport, he wrote the book Deep Work. I believe he was the one who said context switching is terrible for the brain.
Newport explains why focused, distractionfree work is essential for a rich, meaningful life.
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The second book is by Cal Newport, it's called Deep Work, and this is why I'm so passionate about attention--without your attention you can't do anything.
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Newport explains why focused, distractionfree work is essential for a rich, meaningful life.
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The second book is by Cal Newport, it's called Deep Work, and this is why I'm so passionate about attention--without your attention you can't do anything.
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Klein noted that Newport's earlier bestseller laid the groundwork for his later critique of digital distraction.
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I've been a fan of Newport's work for years, going back to his book, Deep Work.
The hosts highlighted the book as a guide to improving focus and productivity by distinguishing deep work from shallow tasks, noting that dedicating intense, uninterrupted effort leads to greater professional satisfaction and a better life. They emphasized its practical strategies for minimizing distractions and cultivating a deep, fulfilling work style, and the author’s own insights reinforced its value for listeners.
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Episode: Work 2.0: Life, Interrupted
It was discussed as a way to improve focus and productivity, particularly in the modern workplace. Deep work was contrasted with shallow work and its benefits for both professional and personal satisfaction were highlighted.
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Cal is the author of Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.
People who spend a larger proportion of their professional time concentrating intensely on a single high skill or high craft target tend to enjoy their work a lot more.
And there's a lot of different factors about why that might be true, but I ended by saying a deep life is a good life.
Cal Newport is the author of the book Deep Work Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.
I'm speaking to Cal Newport, a Georgetown University computer science professor who's the author of the book Deep Work.
Episode: You 2.0: Deep Work
It was discussed as a guide to focused success in a distracted world. The book's main points were discussed, along with its author's methods for achieving deep work.
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Cal is the author of Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.
I ended up adding a chapter to the book that was not in the original proposal that was all about these findings I kept coming across and these stories I kept coming across about deep living also just being good living.
Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. He's the author of Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.
It's about how we can cultivate the ability to focus on work free of all distraction.
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It was discussed as a guide to focused success in a distracted world, with the concept of deep work being a key element of success. Deep work was also said to be associated with deeper satisfaction in work.
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Cal is the author of Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.
I'm talking with Cal Newport. He's a computer science professor at Georgetown University and the author of Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.
Cal Newport is the author of the book Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.
I'm speaking to Cal Newport, a Georgetown University computer science professor who's the author of the book Deep Work.
Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University, and he's talking about his book Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.
Episode: You 2.0: Deep Work
It was discussed at length, emphasizing the importance of focused work and minimizing distractions to achieve high-quality results, and was explored as a concept with implications for productivity, happiness and career satisfaction.
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Cal is the author of Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.
I'm speaking to Cal Newport, a Georgetown University computer science professor who's the author of the book, Deep Work. It's about how we can cultivate the ability to focus on work free of all distraction.
Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. He's the author of Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.
Burkeman mentioned Newport's book as a reference for handling distraction and cultivating focused, highquality work.
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Cal Newport, who wrote the book, deep work and digital minimalism, who's very good on this, has this argument that like what people call writer's block, that's just the feeling of writing, right?
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Burkeman mentioned Newport's book as a reference for handling distraction and cultivating focused, highquality work.
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Cal Newport, who wrote the book, deep work and digital minimalism, who's very good on this, has this argument that like what people call writer's block, that's just the feeling of writing, right?
Saagar Enjeti repeatedly praised the title as one of the best books he had ever read, emphasizing its practical guidance on cultivating deep focus and minimizing email distractions. He noted that the author had appeared on the show, underscoring the relevance of its productivity insights for listeners. The overall tone was strongly positive, positioning the book as a top recommendation.
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It was mentioned as one of the best books Saagar had read, written by Cal Newport who also wrote a book on email and who was interviewed on Breaking Points.
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I was on vacation and I read Cal Newport's book Deep Work which is one of the best books I've ever read he wrote another book called it was like the war on email or like why we shouldn't be using email he famously is completely offline I don't know what his argument was but I already am on board actually we had him on the show I think you were not here for that segment I think Marshall was in at that time but we interviewed him he was here on Breaking Points
It was described as one of the best books the speaker had ever read, likely due to its insightful and unique ideas about productivity.
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I read Cal Newport's book Deep Work, which one of the best books I've ever read
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It was praised as one of the best books the speaker had ever read and highlighted the author's stance on reducing email usage and prioritizing focused work.
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I was on vacation and I read Cal Newport's book Deep Work which is one of the best books I've ever read he wrote another book called it was like the war on email or like why we shouldn't be using email he famously is completely offline I don't know what his argument was but I already am on board actually we had him on the show I think you were not here for that segment
Cal Newport mentioned his previous book, Deep Work, as one of his books he's written.
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Well, the new book is Slow Productivity, the Lost Art of Accomplishment without Burnout and I've also written Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, a World Without Email.
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Cal Newport mentioned his previous book, Deep Work, as one of his books he's written.
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Well, the new book is Slow Productivity, the Lost Art of Accomplishment without Burnout and I've also written Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, a World Without Email.
Episode: Digital Minimalism, Cal Newport
The speaker mentioned having written this book in 2016, which focused on technology and unintended consequences in the workplace, like email or Slack.
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It was really about the workplace so it was talking about technology and the workplace and some of the unintended consequences of things like email or slack this was deep work this was deep work.
Cal Newport is an author of several books, including this one, about Deep Work.
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He is the author of eight books including a world without email digital minimalism and deep work which have sold millions of copies and been translated into over 40 languages.
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Cal Newport is an author of several books, including this one, about Deep Work.
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He is the author of eight books including a world without email digital minimalism and deep work which have sold millions of copies and been translated into over 40 languages.
It was mentioned that Cal Newport's book, 'Deep Work', suggests process-oriented emails. The suggestion is to think through what really needs to happen, spell it out, and lay out the process to prevent a chain of back and forth emails.
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I saw this for example in response to something I suggested in deep work my book from 2016 where I had a very common sense suggestion about email it was called process oriented email but I was like lo...
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It was mentioned that Cal Newport's book, 'Deep Work', suggests process-oriented emails. The suggestion is to think through what really needs to happen, spell it out, and lay out the process to prevent a chain of back and forth emails.
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I saw this for example in response to something I suggested in deep work my book from 2016 where I had a very common sense suggestion about email it was called process oriented email but I was like look if we're being very rational about this if you sit and think before you write an email about some sort of project or request if you really think through what really needs to happen here and you spell it out alright here's what we need to do we need to reach this decision here's the steps that are required let me spell out how we should do this let me lay out the process like I'm going to suggest these times I'm going to put them in this document and you take a look on them and everyone takes a look on them and by Wednesday everyone marks which ones that work I'm going to check it on that document Thursday morning I'll pick the time that works in the middle and like you could if you laid out the process of like how the work was going to unfold in your original email you can prevent needing to have another 25 back and forth messages each of which requires a much inbox check it's just much better
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It was mentioned alongside another book by the same author, and was discussed in relation to how to focus better in a busy work environment.
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definitely check out my episode with Cal Newport on focusing in a busy world that was episode 159
He also wrote a killer book about focus called Deep Work
Episode: 503: Cal Newport | Reimagining Work in a World wit...
The book "Deep Work" was mentioned as one of Cal Newport's books that have a significant impact on productivity, focus, and related concepts. The book was also used as an example of how executives might need to be more responsive, but the author later learned that Jack Dorsey's work is actually quite sequential and deep.
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including So Good They Can't Ignore You, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work,
Now back in my book, Deep Work, I hinted at this.
I used them in my book Deep Work as an example of like what you were saying like well maybe executives have to be more responsive and it's a different type of job but then I heard after that book came out from one of his early stage investors that said oh that's not a valid way to think about what Jack is doing here.
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It was recommended for its helpful insights on social media and the importance of prioritizing meaningful work over superficial interactions. It was mentioned alongside 'Digital Minimalism' as a useful counterbalance to the FOMO (fear of missing out) often associated with social media.
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speaking of which grab Cal Newport's books he's got deep work and digital minimalism he'll show you why I'm right about this social media stuff and he'll help you strike the right balance listen to my earlier podcast with Cal Newport as well it'll help you let go of the idea that you need any of this social media stuff and we'll link to his we'll link to Cal's books in the show notes here
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It was discussed how chess algorithms, in an effort to win, sometimes sacrifice their queen, which is an unexpected move that isn't intuitive to humans.
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Gary Kespereff told me...one of the ideas from the book is chess algorithms are actually still kind of hard and clunky for computers...
and one of the moves that computers were doing in chess games is shortly as a few years ago was doing things like sacrificing the queen...
but it was rare and then the computers were like oh I'm just going to sacrifice my queen first because whenever are this players about to win they sacrifice their queen...
yeah you can't do that to get to the victory part yeah the victory part right right and then you do that yeah and the computer doesn't really know that...
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It was recommended as a valuable resource for understanding the negative impact of social media and developing a healthy balance between online presence and meaningful work.
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grab Cal Newport's books he's got deep work and digital minimalism he'll show you why I'm right about this social media stuff and he'll help you strike the right balance listen to my earlier podcast with Cal Newport as well it'll help you let go of the idea that you need any of this social media stuff and we'll link to his we'll link to Cal's books in the show notes here
Episode: 159: Cal Newport | Choosing a Focused Life in a No...
It was discussed in relation to chess algorithms, particularly the idea that computers sometimes make moves that seem counterintuitive, like sacrificing a queen, to achieve a win.
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Gary Kespereff told me...one of the ideas from the book is chess algorithms are actually still kind of hard and clunky for computers...we're really bad...it was like the longer you waited the better move the computer would come up with because it took forever...and one of the moves that computers were doing in chess games is shortly as a few years ago was doing things like sacrificing the queen...
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It was mentioned as a book written by Cal Newport about focus in a busy world. It was linked in the show notes along with another book called 'A World Without Email'.
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definitely check out my episode with Cal Newport on focusing in a busy world that was episode 159
He also wrote a killer book about focus called Deep Work and the other one I think is called a world without email those are both linked in the show notes as well
Episode: 503: Cal Newport | Reimagining Work in a World wit...
Cal Newport's book, "Deep Work," was mentioned as one of his many amazing books that rock the world of productivity and focus, and was referenced as a book where he hinted at the concept of switching costs.
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author of many amazing books, including So Good They Can't Ignore You, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work, all of which kind of rock the world of productivity and focus and all that, if there is a world of productivity.
Now back in my book, Deep Work, I hinted at this.
I used them in my book Deep Work as an example of like what you were saying like well maybe executives have to be more responsive and it's a different type of job but then I heard after that book came out from one of his early stage investors that said oh that's not a valid way to think about what Jack is doing here. It's actually very sequential and very deep.
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It was recommended as a good read on the topic of social media and the idea that we don't need to be on it to be successful.
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speaking of which grab Cal Newport's books he's got deep work and digital minimalism he'll show you why I'm right about this social media stuff and he'll help you strike the right balance listen to my earlier podcast with Cal Newport as well it'll help you let go of the idea that you need any of this social media stuff and we'll link to his we'll link to Cal's books in the show notes here
Episode: 159: Cal Newport | Choosing a Focused Life in a No...
It was discussed how the book's ideas about chess algorithms were still considered clunky and hard for computers, as they would sometimes sacrifice the queen in unusual circumstances.
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I think it's from his book deep thinking
and one of the ideas from the book is chess algorithms are actually still kind of hard and clunky for computers and especially the older ones
we're really bad it was like the longer you waited the better move the computer would come up with because it took forever
and one of the moves that computers were doing in chess games is shortly as a few years ago was doing things like sacrificing the queen and that's something you do in chess when there's a very specific set of circumstances right already rare but but it was rare and then the computers were like oh I'm just going to sacrifice my queen first because whenever are this players about to win they sacrifice their queen and it's like uh yeah you can't do that to get to the victory part
yeah the victory part right right and then you do that yeah and the computer doesn't really know that so the computer doesn't say let's piss everyone off and even the data engineers the data scientists aren't saying here's an idea let's piss everyone off and scare them it's just that when people are pissed off and scared that's when they're like oh I'm going to research this yeah hey have you seen this share this with my mom I want to share this with my whole family because this is terrifying
This book was recommended by Jonathan Haidt to his college students as a way to help them regain control of their attention and focus. Haidt mentioned that the students enjoyed the book and found it helpful in managing their phone usage and improving their focus.
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So I have them read Deep Work, and they love it and they discover, oh wow, when I cut my notifications from 500 down to 100 a day, I actually can think for 10 minutes in a row.
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This book was recommended by Jonathan Haidt to his college students as a way to help them regain control of their attention and focus. Haidt mentioned that the students enjoyed the book and found it helpful in managing their phone usage and improving their focus.
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So I have them read Deep Work, and they love it and they discover, oh wow, when I cut my notifications from 500 down to 100 a day, I actually can think for 10 minutes in a row.
Ryan Holiday recounted how a high-ranking government official in Abu Dhabi had a "deep work" nook in their office, inspired by Cal Newport's book, "Deep Work."
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He was like, oh you're from America, you write books, you know Cal Newport and he takes me over to this nook in his office that has no windows, very little light and it's like his deep work nook. That...
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Ryan Holiday recounted how a high-ranking government official in Abu Dhabi had a "deep work" nook in their office, inspired by Cal Newport's book, "Deep Work."
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He was like, oh you're from America, you write books, you know Cal Newport and he takes me over to this nook in his office that has no windows, very little light and it's like his deep work nook. That's where he goes and just thinks, has his best ideas, all influenced by Cal's book deep work.
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It was recommended as a great book for learning how to focus and tune out distractions like social media. The book was praised for its insights into maintaining focus.
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I'd recommend Cal Newport's book, Deep Work, about focus.
How do you lock in to what's in front of you? How do you tune out social media? I think Deep Work's a great book.
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The speaker, Ryan Holiday, mentioned this book by Cal Newport favorably, highlighting its focus on focus and concentration.
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I like Count Newport a lot as I was talking about Deep Work and the talk about focus and concentration I like his books a lot
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The book, "Deep Work," was recommended for its focus on the ability to concentrate and control one's attention, emphasizing the importance of minimizing distractions to enhance productivity. The podcast host mentioned it as a helpful resource for those struggling to focus and avoid distractions.
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Cal Newport...wrote two great books which I highly recommend digital minimalism and deep work you can check out deep work in the paint of course.
to me deep work is the ability to focus to control your attention to lock it in on something and not be thrown off it not be pushed off of it basically Cal says if you think you're a good multi tasker you're bullshitting yourself because you're not nobody is a good multi tasker.
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Cal Newport's book, "Deep Work," was highly recommended for its insights on focus and attention.
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And as my friend, Cal Newport, who I've had on the podcast a bunch of times and he wrote two great books which I highly recommend digital minimalism and deep work.
You can check out deep work in the Pain in Porch bookstore.
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The book was positively mentioned by the podcast host, who described it as providing ideas on enhancing focus and concentration. It was also highlighted as a significant work among the author's other best-selling books.
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Read his book, Digital Minimalism. Definitely read Deep Work. Definitely read So Good They Can't Ignore You.
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The book discusses the importance of setting aside time for deep concentration and reflection, a practice the guest said he tries to maintain regularly.
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one of the other books that I connected with uh she can do about was was cow cow newport's book deep work which he said he reads on a regular basis he was telling me he has like a room he goes to that's almost pitch black no interruptions and it's where he sets aside time to think and reflect and and do the the tasks that require deep concentration because if the leader is not doing that if the leader is not taking time to think big picture who who do you think's doing it right it's not it's not the people below you that big picture thinking isn't going to filter up to you right and as you know I mean if you're writing a book right I mean you can't do it like in in half hour increments you know I mean it takes a period of long contemplation and you know I I I'm I'm you're making me feel guilty now because I'm kind of failing at this bad so I'm working on another book and since battlegrounds has come out I mean I've been talking about battlegrounds very much I need to put my I need to really get into like the deep work space myself right and and and start really kicking off into this next project but but you know I think you're right it's and what you do I think when you when you do deep work and you think and you're more contemplative you start to make connections that you otherwise with this right and then and certainly I think what you do is you begin to discern opportunities because I think you do see the obstacle first right and it takes thinking it it takes imagining how how others can be brought in you know and and how you can approach obstacles from a different angle or different perspective and or make make the obstacle irrelevant to you you know and and and so I I think that you're right I mean this is what we're missing in this electronically connected world I mean I we are we are more connected to one another electronically than ever before but I think distant from one another emotionally psychologically and and we don't have the kind of discussions like we're having I mean who has that these days right it's all sound bites and and reaction to well what was always reaction to the last outrageous thing that Donald Trump did I don't know what what are we going to do now right so I but I think I it's all about sort of superficial you know breaking news that is never really breaking news anyway and it's people sitting around tables talking at each other you know in a very superficial way I I really think gosh I worry about the younger generation you know they've you know I hope that they're reading and thinking and discussing you know philosophy and history no it's funny like if you and I had connected we said hey let's get on the phone and you know meet each other we would never have an hour long conversation like this we talk on the phone for 15 minutes and and it's really though these sort of in-depth philosophical discussions Cato famously would would have these big sort of philosophical dinner parties I've met Peter too a few times that's he sort of has these he brings these people in and he just has you know a six hour dinner conversation and I think that's really where you can you know obviously you wake up in the morning and you work on whatever you're supposed to be working on but it might be an idea that comes to you at dinner an idea that comes to you at the gym or an idea on a walk with a friend that unlocks whatever it is that you're struggling with right
Episode: Cal Newport On the Art of Time Blocking
It was discussed as one of Cal Newport's books, and the host stated that those who haven't read it are missing out. The book focuses on productivity and focus.
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And most recently, Digital Minimalism and his new planner, the Time Block Planner, a daily method for deep work in a distracted world.
And of course, if you haven't read Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, we're so good they can't ignore you. You are definitely missing out.
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The book was described as super influential and discussed the importance of systems, practices, and focus over long hours to achieve great work. The author's approach to work during the pandemic was mentioned as an example of increased output despite reduced hours due to improved focus.
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his book Deep Work, Super Influential,
it's not huge amounts of hours that necessarily get great work done, but you know, great systems, great practices in real focus.
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