DEEP WORK BY CAL NEWPORT BOOK SUMMARY

Summary

 “Deep work” is one of the top-selling books on personality development. Writer “Cal Newport” has written a book “Deep Work” on a deep work habit. It’s a fantastic habit that can make your work value able. After reading this blog you will be able to understand why are you not producing valuable work. Where are your mistakes that not going to get progress you?

Whatever work you are doing while being distracted or semi-distracted that work will be done by some robots, software, or machines in the future. If you won't have the skill to do deep work then thousands of people will be ready to do this multitasking work at a cheap cost than you due to overpopulation and unemployment.

Microsoft company of Bill Gates and J.K.Rowlings book series of Harry potter are famous all over the world. By the way, there are many programmers and writers but why only the things of these two people are over the world? Because the technique used by Mill Gates and J.K. Rowling to build Microsoft Company and Herry Potter book series that name is Deep Work. . These days this technique is very rare that people use it. Now you may have the question that what is deep work.

If we talk about work, then it is mainly of two types of work. One is deep work and the other is shallow work.

Shallow work is done with distractions. Like talking while doing office work. Busy on mobile while talking in actual. Listening to songs while working on a project. This means all the work which you called multitasking is shallow in actually. With shallow work your productivity becomes low and time wastage gets more. Scrolling again and again on Facebook and Instagram. Checking emails and replying to messages. These all are shallow work. This means even if you do all of your work for your whole life, no improvement will be there in your life.

While another is deep work. Which is an activity done by professionals in a distraction-free environment. Deep work is a little hard but important intellectual work. In deep work, you require a distraction-free environment. That increase to thinking process as much as, it is very valuable and hard to replicate. This means no one can steal and copy your that skill. This means, your work will be unique and powerful by deep work.

If I tell you some examples of deep work. American writer Mark Twain used to work in such an isolated room at his home. That his family members had to blow the horn to call him. Microsoft founder Bill Gates also celebrates Think Week two times a year. In which he works on thinking about new ideas and reading books by living far from the people.

 If you want to be rare in this world then you should learn this deep work skill. In the future, we are saying due to increasing technologies most work we are taking from artificial intelligence. So, if you want to survive in your field so be a master in your field and add deep work habits in your life.

The writer has described four techniques of deep work in his DEEP WORK book.

1.  1. Monastic Deep Work

in this type, you for achieving your goal be separated from the world and you give complete your focus and time to that task that can add value to your life. It’s the best and most unique way. Most successful people use this technique.

2.   2. Bimodal Deep Work

In this deep work type, you spend normal life but for work, you go separated and do hard work in your task. It's also a good technique. You can avoid distractions while doing your work. It is also very helpful for achieving our goal and producing good quality work.

3.     3. Rhythmic Deep Work

In this type, you fix your time for deep work, and except that time you due shallow work. It's also good. But not as productive as monastic and bimodal.

4.   4. Journalistic Deep Work

If you are a very busy person and you have no complete time for doing deep work. Then you can do deep work in your free time. When you are saying you will be free that time then does deep work. Most writers use this technique.

So these are all types of deep work. In short, without distraction work is deep work. You can also use this deep work technique in your life. You will see how are becoming productive day by day. I hope you like this blog.

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