Deep-Work on J. David Stark

Why You Need to Block Your Time

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000

When are you going to work on your goals? Rather than wondering where the time goes, be proactive and make a plan for your calendar with time blocking.

Daily Gleanings: Atomic Minimalism (6 December 2019)

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:00:00 +0000

James Clear and Cal Newport discuss the symbiotic relationship their prior work has in terms of fostering focus.

Daily Gleanings: Starting (29 August 2019)

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:00:54 +0000

Daily Gleanings to help get you started with difficult focused work.

Daily Gleanings: Thoughts from Freedom (31 July 2019)

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:00:45 +0000

Daily Gleanings from Freedom about avoiding procrastination and Kathleen Fitzpatrick’s thoughts on how to foster focused work as a busy academic.

Daily Gleanings (7 May 2019)

Tue, 07 May 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Doist provides a “complete guide to deep work.” The essay is mainly geared toward summarizing the advice of Cal Newport’s Deep Work with some additional insertions from Digital Minimalism.

Both books are definitely worth reading. But Doist’s essay is a thorough crash course on the basics.

TopTracker

Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:00:10 +0000

TopTracker provides a straight-forward, free time tracking utility that works on both Windows and OS X.

Staying focused

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0000

Valerie Bisharat shares some helpful reflections on “how to avoid focus-stealing traps.”

Toward not multitasking on the Dropbox blog

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:00:03 +0000

The Dropbox blog has a short essay on the downsides of trying to multitask. Rather than multitasking,

deep and singular focus is just what the doctor ordered, but in our hyper-connected world, it isn’t always easy…. You could chuck all your gadgets and move to the woods, but luckily you don’t need to get that drastic. Experts say you can begin to retrain your brain and take advantage of deep focus by concentrating on one thing at a time, managing your use of technology, and reframing the “instant-response” expectations of your colleagues—and yourself.

Hyatt's Interview with Newport

Mon, 01 May 2017 13:00:26 +0000

Michael Hyatt has a helpful interview with Cal Newport, author of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Grand Central, 2016). According to Newport,

Focus is now the lifeblood of this economy.

Why? Because focus is rare and distraction abundant. As Hyatt comments,