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To me, the deep life is about focusing with energetic intention on things that really matter — in work, at home, and in your soul — and not wasting too much attention on things that don’t.
Cal Newport
@ProfCalNewport
Quotes and actionable advice sourced from Newport's books, podcasts, and blog.
Not Cal Newport and unaffiliated w/ Newport, he's not on social media.
Not Cal Newport and unaffiliated w/ Newport, he's not on social media.
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The problems I focused on in Deep Work, and in my writing since, have been getting steadily worse. In 2016 my main concern was helping people find enough free time for deep work. Today I think we’re rapidly losing the ability to think deeply at all.
We craft the world in which we work, even if we don’t realize it.
Different people are wired for different ambition types.
Type 1 craves activity and feasts at the buffet of appealing opportunities that success creates.
Type 2 craves simplicity and autonomy, and sees success as a source of leverage to reduce stressful obligations.
Type 1 craves activity and feasts at the buffet of appealing opportunities that success creates.
Type 2 craves simplicity and autonomy, and sees success as a source of leverage to reduce stressful obligations.
Too many of us undervalue concentration, and substitute busyness for real productivity, and are quick to embrace whatever new techno-bauble shines brightest.