[PODCAST] 114: How "Deep Work" Leads to Productivity and Focused Success
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Staying focused and productive in today's distracting world can be difficult. Author Cal Newport discusses rules for focused success based on his new book, "Deep Work."
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1:45 How Cal got into Deep Work and how it relates to his background
2:12 What is "Deep Work?"
3:55 The limit on how much deep work you can do in one session
4:45 How to classify what deep work is
5:55 What qualifies as deep work in Cal’s teaching profession
6:40 Why Cal wrote the deep work book and what he hopes to accomplish
7:50 Can anybody do deep work?
8:13 Deep work is a skill, not a habit
9:10 Does Cal teach deep work to his students
10:30 How neuroscience and philosophy play into deep work
13:30 How to learn the discipline of deep work
14:40 What a deep work session looks like
15:45 Strategies for scheduling deep work sessions
16:52 Having a target for deep work
18:05 Taking breaks during deep work
19:00 Social Media and deep work
19:50 “Draining the shallows”
20:49 Scheduling time for shallow work and time blocking
21:50 Is it OK to abort a deep work session?
Cal's Website: www.CalNewport.com
