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…network tools are distracting us from work that requires unbroken concentration, while simultaneously degrading our capacity to remain focused.
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…deliberate practice cannot exist along-side distraction… it instead requires uninterrupted concentration.
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To produce at your peak level you need to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distraction.
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…it takes time to ease into a state of concentration…
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Once your brain has become accustomed to on-demand distraction… it’s hard to shake the addiction even when you want to concentrate.
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Deep work requires levels of concentration well beyond where most knowledge workers are comfortable.
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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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To be rigorous, not ruthless, means that the best people need not worry about their positions and concentrate fully on their work.
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…it’s better to do a small number of things at any one time: give them your full concentration, and only when you finish one should you replace it with something new. – Jim Benson
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It’s not the chatter of people around us that is the most powerful distractor, but rather the chatter of our own minds. Utter concentration demands these inner voices be stilled.
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