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Deep Work QuickReads

by Cal Newport

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What you'll learn — 74 insights from Deep Work

1The Age of Distraction
2Deep Work Defined
3Shallow Work Defined
4Deep Work Is Valuable
5Deep Work Is Rare
6Deep Work Is Meaningful
7The Deep Work Hypothesis
8The Two Core Abilities
9Master Hard Things Fast
10The Quality Formula
11Deliberate Practice
12Attention Residue
13The Cost of Switching
14Busyness Isn't Productivity
15You Are What You Focus On
16Focus Shapes Wellbeing
17Craftsmanship and Meaning
18Choose a Deep Work Philosophy
19The Monastic Philosophy
20The Bimodal Philosophy
21The Rhythmic Philosophy
22The Journalistic Philosophy
23Ritualize Your Deep Work
24Set Rules and Structure
25The Grand Gesture
26Change Your Environment
27Execute Like a Business
28Focus on the Wildly Important
29Act on Lead Measures
30Keep a Scoreboard
31Create Accountability
32Be Lazy — Schedule Downtime
33The Shutdown Ritual
34Downtime Sparks Insight
35Rest Restores Attention
36Embrace Boredom
37Don't Take Breaks From Distraction
38Schedule Internet Time
39Train Your Focus Muscle
40Productive Meditation
41Work With Intensity
42Quit Social Media — Deliberately
43The Any-Benefit Trap
44The Craftsman Approach to Tools
45The Law of the Vital Few
46Reclaim Your Leisure
47Drain the Shallows
48Schedule Every Minute
49Quantify Each Task's Depth
50Fix a Shallow-Work Budget
51Finish by Five
52Become Hard to Reach
53Make Senders Do More Work
54Don't Respond by Default
55Do More in Less Time
56Deep Work Builds Career Capital
57Focus Is the New IQ
58Protect Your Attention
59Depth Over Distraction
60Start Small
61Consistency Compounds
62Guard Your Mornings
63Single-Task Fiercely
64Boredom Is Not the Enemy
65Meaning Through Mastery
66Measure What Matters
67Design a Distraction-Resistant Life
68Rest Is Strategic
69The Deep Life
70Reclaim Your Focus
71Depth Is a Choice
72Build the Habit
73Less, But Better
74A Life of Depth