- Deep work is very important in many professions
- There are jobs where deep work is not important, for example if you’re CEO of a large enterprise
- In today’s world, we are full of distractions and we don’t value deep work enough
- Deep work is getting more and more rare and therefore more and more valuable
- People fight desires/distractions all day.
- Willpower is limited and will drain the more distractions you fight.
- We need routines and rituals to have to use less willpower to not fall for distractions.
- Great deep workers are famous for their routines.
- Think weeks, work retreats, and similar in different environments can be a great help.
- Schedule relaxing time.
- The ability to focus deeply is a skill that must be trained.
- Embrace boredom.
- To learn to focus well, you need to, one, learn to concentrate better and, two, learn to overcome your desire for distraction.
- Practice “productive meditation”.
- Doing the excercise or taking a walk focus yourself on one thought. When you get distracted, get back to the thi fight.
- Do this three times a week to improve your ability to focus.
- Memorizing exercises train your brain and your ability to focus.
- Reduce social media usage.
- Track your work time and analyze how much deep work you’re doing.