Productivity philosophy by Cal Newport advocating for distraction-free concentration on cognitively demanding tasks. Emphasizes scheduling every minute of your day and using time blocking to protect deep work sessions.
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Deep Work Methodology
Deep Work is a productivity philosophy developed by Cal Newport, defined as "Professional activity performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit."
Newport distinguishes between:
Cognitively demanding tasks like:
Non-cognitively demanding tasks like:
Newport's key to daily productivity: schedule out every minute of your day.
Newport argues this is the best way to keep yourself focused on "deep work" and fight off the temptation to engage in shallow tasks.
Newport's framework offers four different strategies:
Maximize deep work by eliminating or radically minimizing shallow obligations.
Divide time into clearly defined stretches of deep work and open time.
Establish a regular habit of deep work sessions at set times.
Fit deep work into your schedule whenever you have free time (most challenging).
Newport recommends ending your work day by 5:30 PM with a shutdown ritual:
Schedule deep work in blocks, understanding that:
Newport schedules every minute of his day, including:
His calendar is color-coordinated for visual clarity.
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