Cal Newport on Productivity in the Digital Age: Book Insights on Deep Work by Cal Newport

*According to Dr Cal Newport, the secret to high productivity is simply having three or four hours of uninterrupted, focused work every day, five days a week.  *In this time, you can produce important work and still have plenty of time for family, hobbies, or just doing nothing.  *Sounds simple? The key is deep work, a term coined by Newport to describe bouts of intense work, undistracted by social media updates or internet browsing.  *With this focus, you can not only achieve a great deal, but also stretch your mind and enjoy the true satisfaction of a job well done.  *Successful people do not spend all day doing this kind of work, but they make sure it’s part of their daily routine.  *While we may not all have the luxury of a “room of one’s own”, like Virginia Woolf, we can learn how to carve out dedicated time and attention and cultivate a deep work ethic. Theme 1: The Value of Deep Work - 0:29 Theme 2: Becoming a Deep Worker - 7:45 Theme 3: The Greatest Enemy - 16:25 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/Kev866920/cal-newport-s-strategies-for-avoiding-digital-dist-123 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: Google, Talks at. “Neal Stephenson: ‘Anathem’ | Talks at Google.” YouTube, YouTube, 19 Sept. 2008, www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnq-2BJwatE. Johnson, Brian. “Optimize Interview: Deep Work with Cal Newport.” YouTube, YouTube, 5 Jan. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9K4_3BZz8s. Show, The Model Health. “Protect Your Mental Energy, Attention Residue, & Deep Work - With Cal Newport.” YouTube, YouTube, 20 Mar. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=NefqiWw9Sb0. TEDx Talks. “Quit Social Media | Dr. Cal Newport | TEDxTysons.” YouTube, YouTube, 19 Sept. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E7hkPZ-HTk. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO BOOK INSIGHTS. READY FOR MORE LEARNING? Get unlimited access to our entire collection of Book Insights on over 100 nonfiction bestsellers with a subscription at http://memod.com/insights Full Title: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success In a Distracted World Year of Publication: 2016 Book Author: Cal Newport To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0189PVAWY/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_67HY13MNT93ZNP304FWZ Book Insight Writer: Tom Butler-Bowden Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Daniel Gonzalez and Gabe Mara Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Michael Villamejor