Productivity

In our increasingly connected world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and distracted by technology. Cal Newport’s book, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World, offers a solution to this problem: adopting a minimalist approach to our digital lives. Here are some of the key lessons from the book: Be intentional with your use of technology. One of the main points of the book is that we should be intentional with our use of technology. Rather than mindlessly scrolling through social media or constantly checking our email, we should think about how we want to use technology to support our values and goals. ...

Deep work - the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. Essential for producing valuable output, and it is becoming increasingly rare due to the constant distractions of modern technology and the proliferation of shallow work (tasks that do not require deep focus). Practical strategies for cultivating the ability to do deep work: setting clear goals creating a dedicated workspace setting aside dedicated blocks of time for deep work developing a “deep work ethic” The ability to do deep work is becoming increasingly valuable and rare, as more tasks can be automated and the demands of the modern workplace often involve a constant barrage of shallow, distracting tasks. ...