Cal Newport on Productivity in the Digital Age: Book Insights on Deep Work by Cal Newport

*According to Dr Cal Newport, the secret to high productivity is simply having three or four hours of uninterrupted, focused work every day, five days a week. 

*In this time, you can produce important work and still have plenty of time for family, hobbies, or just doing nothing. 

*Sounds simple? The key is deep work, a term coined by Newport to describe bouts of intense work, undistracted by social media updates or internet browsing. 

*With this focus, you can not only achieve a great deal, but also stretch your mind and enjoy the true satisfaction of a job well done. 

*Successful people do not spend all day doing this kind of work, but they make sure it’s part of their daily routine. 

*While we may not all have the luxury of a “room of one’s own”, like Virginia Woolf, we can learn how to carve out dedicated time and attention and cultivate a deep work ethic.

Theme 1: The Value of Deep Work - 0:29

Theme 2: Becoming a Deep Worker - 7:45

Theme 3: The Greatest Enemy - 16:25

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Show, The Model Health. “Protect Your Mental Energy, Attention Residue, & Deep Work - With Cal Newport.” YouTube, YouTube, 20 Mar. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=NefqiWw9Sb0.

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Full Title: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success In a Distracted World

Year of Publication: 2016

Book Author: Cal Newport

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