Three Interesting Fundamentals of the book
- There is a nonlinearity between the number of hours put into an effort and the efficiency of the outcome produced by that effort. Focus is a differentiator which people always tend to overlook while producing creative outputs, It's not that people are average/ordinary by birth, the difference between extraordinarily inspiring works and average or ordinary work is the accuracy of focus that people put into their work. The ability to increase focus is truly powerful for the human learning capacity ,It can only be developed by Deep Work
- In this day and age of vast information reserves our attention span has considerably decreased from what it used to be, social media has taken much of our attention from us whether we believe it or not. There is a thin line of difference between thinking and paying attention, focus always helps improve the later
- The ability to wrestle with our thoughts can be very daunting, making it impossible for someone to stay alone or even adapt the ideology of deep work The interconnectivity of thoughts constantly running through our minds are often times to chaotic to interpret, deep work in such cases gives us the direction to sort them in a meaningful way.
Will I Read It Twice?
Definitely Yes
How the book changed me
I tend to pay more attention towards increasing my concentration now rather than being illusioned by the hour metric. My goal now is to increase the efficiency of my output.
My top 3 quotes
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💡 The idea that you can ever reach a point where all your obligations are handled is a fantasy.
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💡 To work deeply is a big deal and should not be an activity undertaken lightly.
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💡 Talent is not a commodity you can buy in bulk and combine to reach the needed levels.
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