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Multi-tasking actually sacrifices your quality of work, as the brain is simply incapable of performing at a high level in multiple activities at once.
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Distance no longer separates us; new communications capabilities render distance irrelevant by connecting us instantly. In this proximal world, the opportunities for misunderstandings abound.
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Skills are the ‘how-tos’ of a role. They are capabilities that can be transferred from one person to another.
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Deep Work: Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limits. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard to replicate.
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Deep work is… a pragmatic recognition that the ability to concentrate is a skill that gets valuable things done.
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Whether someone is the ‘right person’ has more to do with character traits and innate capabilities than with specific knowledge, background, or skills.
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Technology is miraculous because it allows us to do more with less, ratcheting up our fundamental capabilities to a higher level.
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When what [people] must do exceeds their capabilities, the result is anxiety. When what they must do falls short of their capabilities, the result is boredom. But when the match is just right, the results can be glorious. This is the essence of flow.
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By making the effort, you can break the glass ceiling by expanding people’s view of your capability.
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Rethinking is not just an individual skill. It’s a collective capability, and it depends heavily on an organization’s culture.
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