#deep work

[hiddenloner]

#high maintenance #black luxury #glow up #that girl #self improvement #higherself #black women appreciation #levelup #summaries #summary #book summary #book summaries #cal newport #deep work #digital minimalism #P

[femmefatalevibe]

Hi femme! I’m starting to work on my shadow self and doing some shadow prompts? Can you share some tips? And some of your shadow prompts? Thanks a lot ❤️

Hi love! I use this journal (hyperlinked) if this helps. My best suggestion is to stick to a routine schedule for engaging in shadow work (let's say three nights per week) and following through with it no matter what. Ritualizing this difficult work will force you to do it and help you build confidence through this disciplined action/initiative.

Hope this helps xx

#femmefatalevibe #shadow work #inner work #inner child healing #inner voice #deep work #journaling #self help #self healing #healingjourney #q/a #personal growth #personal development #personal responsibility #self growth

[anjumbai]

Deep Work by Cal Newport - Thoughts

"I'll live the focused life, because it's the best kind there is." - Winfred Gallagher

Rating: very useful out of 10

I knew I heard the name Cal Newport somewhere before. It turns out he wrote that book named "How to Become a Straight A-student"; which I read back in 2021. Although I did not finish it, it was filled with a lot of practicality and very useful instructions. And this book, while focusing more on the fact that why going deep is necessary, is also filled with equal amount of well-explained examples.

The book argues why you should not drown in shallow activities which yield little to no impact on your life, but rather spend more time going deep and practicing deep work. Deep work refers to the practice of committing to a work with intense focus, reducing all sorts of distractions while you're going at it. While I approached this to learn more bout student life and the uses of deep work, it turned out to target knowledge workers more. But that wouldn't stop me from extracting something from the book now, would it? Well anyways, I won't go into much details about the book. I sometimes forget that I'm writing about my thoughts and not on a critical review of how the book is structured or anything like that.

So what did I like about the book? The fact that it advised you to quit social media. I liked how he said if you wanna do something different, if you wanna be able to focus more and get distracted less, you should be harder to reach. You shouldn't be available just by one email, or be just one instagram notification away. And I liked how he said that most people would argue that "I'm connected with my friends over there etc etc" and how it does have some validity, he names it the "any benefit" approach. Which means if something provides you with even just one benefit, you'll cling to it despite the overwhelming difference of the damages it can cause.

I agree with him on this part and being difficult to reach has now proven to be a good part of my life. I love it. You can even say I liked this because he mentioned something I already do. Which is true. I worked for it, so some recognition from an inanimate object feels nice.

He also states how deep work should be practiced on a daily basis. Which gives natural idiots like me hope cause even though I might be an idiot, I can still practice something daily without much issue ( thanks to atomic habits ). And like James Clear said, habits build up like compound interests do. I liked the book. I disliked some of it for the overwhelming office related examples but perhaps I should've understood students aren't the key target audience in this book. As he already has a rather amazing book for students. Check it out, I'd say.

A common argument that comes up would be that- I don't need to read a whole damn book to learn basic stuff like this. True. You don't. You can just learn em by scrolling through your Instagram food, or YouTube; maybe if you try hard enough you can resist clicking on that youtube short too. I'd still advise reading the book. It teaches you to practice something on a long term basis, and each chapter happens to have something new instead of all of it one, so you can gradually learn and apply. That's how self-help books work for me. You read and apply, learn something new, apply again. This book might encourage some to become delusional. Just reading self-help books don't take you particularly anywhere. So if this is your 14th self-help book, maybe seek therapy. Or you can ignore me, which is the natural order.

Atomic Habits and Deep Work, both happen to be helpful in their own ways. But I'd prefer Atomic Habits over this, due to how much more practical the first one is. But if you really wanna understand the need of deep work and eventually apply it in your life, or maybe you lack focus like me- try it out. It has boosted my focus span. Or maybe the fact that I don't really have much to do daily is what made my focus span increase but hey, nobody is looking into that.

Next read: The Subtle Art of not giving a damn about the books title. (or grammar)

#review #bookish #books #book review #book #deep work #cal newport

[goddess-of-alchemy]

#alchemy #authencity #deep work #shadow work #wellness #balance #radical responsibility

[sanyaa12]

#deep work #manifesting #desire #hopeful

[thethunderbolt]

Okay, I found a new Deep Work song: Thaniye Thananthaniye - Rhythm (2000). It has become an earworm, and helps me complete large chunks of work in short timelines. I've listened to it SO MANY times that I am officially banned from playing it loud in my house (Thank God for AirPods!)

#deep work #music #favorite song #listening on repeat #tamil #ar rahman #onrepeat #Youtube #Spotify

[danivriv]

"Irónicamente, es más fácil disfrutar el trabajo que el tiempo libre, porque —como ocurre en las actividades donde hay estado de flujo – el trabajo implica metas, reglas y retos. Todo ellos contribuye a que uno se involucre en el trabajo, se concentre en él y se deje llevar. El tiempo libre, en cambio, es desestructurado y se requiere un mayor esfuerzo para darle una forma que nos produzca satisfacción"

- Flow - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#Flow #Deep work #cal newport #libros #libro

[opengrowth]

Deep work is a task that creates new values. They are tough to replicate, pushing cognitive skills to their limit. They are performed free from distractions. Shallow work, on the other hand, is a task that doesn't create a lot of new value. However, the process is easy and smooth to replicate. Also, they frequently get finished comfortably despite the distractions.

#deep work #shallow work #work quality #opengrowth

[chahatkesafar]

Disciple of depth in a shallow world

Deep Work, Cal Newport

#deep work #cal newport #kitabibaatein

[cordspaghetti]

some more of these two

#i meant to draw about the you know Landscaping Process next but it turns out i can’t pull a whole lawn makeover out of my ass #that will have to wait until i know how plants work #so for now just a little exchange. i’m in deep 🤕 #x #digital art #bslc

[alemanbarbecue]

Rule #2: Embrace Boredom, Deep Work Chapter 5, Re-read Saturday WK 6

Our society has a concentration problem. I was recently in line at Costco and as I was waiting to check out I pulled out my phone and began deleting emails. After a few moments, I remembered Rule #2, Embrace Boredom. I put my phone back in my pocket and looked around, everyone else was looking at their phone or actively interacting with others. A better use of the time would be contemplating a…

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#Cal Newport #Deep Work #Re-read Saturday

[tinyreviews]

Tiny View: Philosophy of Happiness

What’s essential in this modern day? What makes a good life? What ideals, once mastered, enable happiness to fall effortlessly into place?

Explore

Be curious. Stay curious. Never lose that sense of wonder.

Look: Pay attention. To the big stuff. To the small stuff. To nature and our environment. To how things come together, go together, in marvelous ways. To how life finds a way.

Play: More to the point, create! Distill, press, filter, mix and remix your experiences into something creative.

Select: All these magical moments, write them down, take pictures of them, etch them into memory. Keep the ones that resonate, good or bad, and make them a part of yourself.

Produce

Production fills our bellies. Production gives us nice things. Production pays the bills. Be so good they can’t ignore you.

Deep Work: These days, the ability to focus on one important task is becoming increasingly difficult, and becoming increasingly valuable. Shallow, distractible work is common, cheap, and a trap. Train yourself to have intention and priority. Master yourself.

Atomic Habits: Develop a consistent routine. Adjust your habits. Show up and do the bare minimum. Be purposeful and effective in your everyday behavior.

Become: Be that person. Celebrate small wins. Make small changes. How you do anything is how you do everything. Become the person you would admire.

Reduce

Minimalize: Declutter your space. Declutter your mind. Sometimes, it’s best to let things be. But sometimes it’s best to let things go. Keep what’s needed. Discard everything else. Enough said.

Protect

Protect the vessel through which you experience the universe. Simply put, cultivate a healthy life. Good food, good exercise, good sleep. Good thoughts, good words, good deeds.

Exercise: Walk in daylight. Jog in daylight. Run in daylight. Skip. Squat. Plank. Pullup. Pushup. Heck, just hang on a bar for as long as you can. Do something that gets your heartrate up. Do the bare minimum, but do it consistently. Make that vitamin D.

Nutrition: Whole, nutrient-dense foods. They go by the moniker “superfood”. I think they are just food, everything else is not-food. Chicken, eggs, peas, leafy greens, fruits, nuts and berries. Fatty fish. Salt and plain water.

Relationships: Find your family, no, forge your family. Find yourself. Forge yourself. Be gentle to people. Be gentle to yourself. Be firm with people. Be firm with yourself.

Sleep: Life revolves around rest and sleep, not the other way round. Plan your rest. Darkness, silence, comfort, emptiness, no distractions. Your bad day started last night when you failed to prepare for sleep. Win at life and sleep.

That’s all of it. How to live a happy life to 150. See you in the 22nd Century!

Thanks for coming to my TedTalk. Universe bless.

#tiny view #being abel #happiness #habits #philosophy #universe bless #ted talks #deep work #atomic habits #exercise #nutrition #health #relationship #sleep

[styleversum]

In a world full of distractions, this image celebrates the power of focused effort. Four hours of concentrated, undistracted work can outshine twelve hours of scattered attention. It's a reminder to prioritize deep, quality work over the sheer quantity of hours spent, highlighting the impact of focused dedication on productivity and success.

#findyourthing #redbubble #work #consistency #consistently #consistent work #motivation #discipline #inspiration #concentration #deep work #productivity #success

[hillyreviews]

How To Cultivate “Deep Work” Habits and Eliminate Distractions? @ Hilly Reviews

Cal Newport presents a compelling case for the efficacy of "deep work" in enhancing one's workflow. The book is tailored to appeal to a specific demographic of contemporary "knowledge workers" and may offer limited utility to others. Personally, I find the application of the "Deep Work Hypothesis" invaluable in the pursuit of acquiring new knowledge and skills. Newport's prose is articulate and succinct, offering practical guidance. In a world fraught with distractions, the ability to engage deeply with our work emerges as a crucial skill for achieving both success and fulfillment. Newport's actionable recommendations, supported by robust research, render "Deep Work" an invaluable resource for readers seeking to enhance their focus, learning, and productivity at an elevated level.

#Deep Work #bookreview #hillyreviews

[parwatisingari]

Distracting the Distraction

Emerging from the Labyrinth to Find Focus. Ah, my dear chum, let me regale you with a tale of my past three decades, a merry dance of distraction and misadventure amidst the labyrinth of life’s appointments and commitments. Picture if you will, a soul adrift in the vast sea of psycho-somatic ponderings, unable to tether oneself to the task at hand. For thirty long years, I’ve been a wanderer in…

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#Cal Newport #concentration technique #Deep Work #distraction #focus #Hunter-gatherers #IVEI board #prodcutivity #Psycho-somatic #time management #word count 500 #write a page a day

[k--image]

Week two

Had my fingers pricked in the name of research last Monday; some health students were investigating glucose levels, and apparently mine were fine so that's good to know.

Hosting the stand for PsychSoc at the welcome fair made me realise we need a tablecloth or at least something to look like a society and not just some random students lol, but our laptops held out.

Tuesday was full of inspiring meetings that have me looking forward to the future once again; namely a student psychology journal and a guest speaker event on climate change.

I'm doing much better with the mastertracker this semester, and with the hours I'm finding to just do it I shouldn't lose track again 🤞🏻

Recent highlights from 100dodw #11-#14:

Research participation

Societies fair

Ambassadors shifts

Student journal meeting

BPS branch meeting

Society taster sessions

Mastertracker

#psychology #study #studyblr #forensicpsychology #studying #studyspo #university #forensics #criminalpsychology #darkacademia #uni #unilife #unistudent #100dop #dop #productivity #deep work