Deep work

An artwork inspired by the book Deep Work by Cal Newport. For those who loved the book and want to have a visual poster to always remember all the important messages. Productivity. Focus. Perfect gift for book lovers. Bookworms. Stickers. Redbubble.

That left me with some newfound time and attention that I didn’t want to squander. So I pulled the book Deep Work by Cal Newport, which I’d read years earlier, off the shelf. I have no doubt that my…

Every academic writer needs to do deep work, which is focusing without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. How do we schedule time to do deep work?

This week, Cal Newport came on my podcast. We talked about digital minimalism, deep work, teens & technology, and why he doesn't have social media accounts.

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Look, everyone has bad days, everyone has their own struggles, and there are moments when everyone thinks of giving up. But also, everyone deserves a nudge in the right direction, some advice and wisdom, and some encouragement. There’s no shame in getting inspired by others, and we need some motivation to draw from time to time.The illustrations of Success Pictures, the Instagram account with over 800k followers, are just about that. Its motivational pictures with deep meaning focus on…

High praise: I owe the library a week's worth fines because I took this to the beach despite the fact that it was due while I was 600 miles away and it was totally worth it. It deserves its own blog post: I'll figure out a way to dive a little deeper into the concepts here soon. I appreciated the co