Deep work is not some nostalgic affectation of writers and early-twentieth-century philosophers. It’s instead a skill that has great value today.
Cal Newport
Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not.
In an age of distraction, the ability to single-task is becoming increasingly rare—and increasingly valuable.
A deep life is a good life.
When you work, work hard. When you're done, be done.
A deep life is a good life, any way you look at it.
A commitment to deep work is not a moral stance and it’s not a philosophical statement—it is instead a pragmatic recognition that the ability to concentrate is a skill that gets valuable things done.
Efforts to deepen your focus will struggle if you don’t simultaneously wean your mind from a dependence on distraction.
The Deep Work Hypothesis: The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy. As a consequence, the few who cultivate this skill, and then make it the core of their w
Don’t take breaks from distraction. Instead, take breaks from focus.
To simply wait and be bored has become a novel experience in modern life, but from the perspective of concentration training, it’s incredibly valuable.
A 40-hour workweek, I argue, is better for both the bottom line and the employee than 60 hours spent in a blur of email, meetings, and multitasking.
Spend enough time in a state of frenetic shallowness and you permanently reduce your capacity to perform deep work.
The key to developing a deep work habit is to move beyond good intentions and add routines and rituals to your working life designed to minimize the amount of your limited willpower necessary to transition into and maintain a state of unbroken concentrati
Passion comes after you put in the hard work to become excellent at something valuable, not before.
Don't take breaks from distraction. Instead, take breaks from focus.
The ability to concentrate intensely is a skill that must be trained.
