The High-Skilled Workers
The Superstars
The Owners
How to Become a Winner in the New Economy
Two Core Abilities for Thriving in the New Economy
Deep Work Helps You Quickly Learn Hard Things
Deep Work Helps You Produce at an Elite Level
What About Jack Dorsey?
The Metric Black Hole
The Principle of Least Resistance
Busyness as a Proxy for Productivity
The Cult of the Internet
Bad for Business. Good for You.
A Neurological Argument for Depth
A Psychological Argument for Depth
A Philosophical Argument for Depth
Homo Sapiens Deepensis
Decide on Your Depth Philosophy
The Monastic Philosophy of Deep Work Scheduling
The Bimodal Philosophy of Deep Work Scheduling
The Rhythmic Philosophy of Deep Work Scheduling
The Journalistic Philosophy of Deep Work Scheduling
Ritualize
Make Grand Gestures
Don’t Work Alone
Execute Like a Business
Discipline #1: Focus on the Wildly Important
Discipline #2: Act on the Lead Measures
Discipline #3: Keep a Compelling Scoreboard
Discipline #4: Create a Cadence of Accountability
Be Lazy
Reason #1: Downtime Aids Insights
Reason #2: Downtime Helps Recharge the Energy Needed to Work Deeply
Reason #3: The Work That Evening Downtime Replaces Is Usually Not That Important
Don’t Take Breaks from Distraction. Instead Take Breaks from Focus.
Point #1: This strategy works even if your job requires lots of Internet use and/or prompt e-mail replies.
Point #2: Regardless of how you schedule your Internet blocks, you must keep the time outside these blocks absolutely free from Internet use.
Point #3: Scheduling Internet use at home as well as at work can further improve your concentration training.
Work Like Teddy Roosevelt
Meditate Productively
Suggestion #1: Be Wary of Distractions and Looping
Suggestion #2: Structure Your Deep Thinking
Memorize a Deck of Cards
Apply the Law of the Vital Few to Your Internet Habits
Quit Social Media
Don’t Use the Internet to Entertain Yourself
Schedule Every Minute of Your Day
Quantify the Depth of Every Activity
Ask Your Boss for a Shallow Work Budget
Finish Your Work by Five Thirty
Become Hard to Reach
Tip #1: Make People Who Send You E-mail Do More Work
Tip #2: Do More Work When You Send or Reply to E-mails
Tip #3: Don’t Respond
Introduction
Chapter 1
How to Become a Winner in the New Economy
Deep Work Helps You Quickly Learn Hard Things
Deep Work Helps You Produce at an Elite Level
What About Jack Dorsey?
Chapter 2
The Metric Black Hole
The Principle of Least Resistance
Busyness as a Proxy for Productivity
The Cult of the Internet
Chapter 3
A Neurological Argument for Depth
A Psychological Argument for Depth
A Philosophical Argument for Depth
Homo Sapiens Deepensis
Rule #1
Decide on Your Depth Philosophy
Ritualize
Make Grand Gestures
Don’t Work Alone
Execute Like a Business
Be Lazy
Rule #2
Don’t Take Breaks from Distraction. Instead Take Breaks from Focus.
Work Like Teddy Roosevelt
Memorize a Deck of Cards
Rule #3
Apply the Law of the Vital Few to Your Internet Habits
Quit Social Media
Don’t Use the Internet to Entertain Yourself
Rule #4
Schedule Every Minute of Your Day
Finish Your Work by Five Thirty
Become Hard to Reach
Conclusion
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