Leveraging the ability to concentrate without distractions for extended periods of time, they pushed their minds to their limits making breakthroughs and creating value which was hard to replicate. By actively engaging in logistical-style tasks in a distracted state (shallow work) like answering emails or attending back-to-back meetings, we have lost the ability to concentrate and think deeply on a task.Ĭal Newport in his book, Deep Work, argues that this was not the case with influential figures like Carl Jung, J.K Rowling, Woody Allen, and Bill Gates. How often do we find ourselves scrolling through our social media feeds distracted and in a state of trance? In an increasingly distracted world, we waste hours of our time every day on social media, compulsively checking emails and performing "shallow work".
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