I hope you see this comment even though this is a very old video. I have been binge watching your videos this morning and feel like they have provided a great amount of knowledge I cant thank you enough for. 1 hour of watching your condensed videos saved me weeks of actually reading through these books but I still picked up the same message
I used a method of studying similar to this. I'd go to the library on a Saturday for three 2-hour study sessions. A total of six hours. I first sit in the lobby for 5 minutes and think about what I'm going to achieve in the next two hours. Then I'd go in ready to go. No distractions like at home. After two hours I'd leave for a 20 minute walk or lunch. I'd come back and repeat the process. Works really well if you have a friend doing it too. You can discuss in the lobby what you are going to get done. (Don't sit next to each other when you go into the library and hit the bathroom first!) Even if you are not studying the same subjects it works really well at keeping each other accountable. I find I can't do more than 6 hours. 8 is too much.
I remember being back at uni in the 90s, everything was deep work back then. It's a shame now how we've built a society technology-fuelled distraction around us.
Wonderful Work! One simply cannot go wrong by investing 10 - 15 minutes daily with this kind of learning. Fantastic video book review. Splendid example of "clarity and brevity". THNAK YOU!
I was a highschool students attended a boarding school. It had such a rigid schedule to follow all the time. At first, I hated it but now it becomes my life. I have read the book and it really reflects my life then. Trust me you will gain much out of your time and life when you schedule your day and do deep work.
We all probably had times when we were immersed into deep work, and what we acomplished was amazing, its amazing that someone can formulate it and direct us where to go. Thank you for the review I'm listening currently to audiobook.
I love this book. People really need to understand how to get back to deep work. That is what my generation was raised on. I still live by those skills but my generation is getting older.
Is it me or is this just something basic being repackaged as something new and revolutionary. The JK Rowling thing I mean that's honestly how i expected most writers work. Dissappear to the countryside isolated with no distractions and get deep into things. Musical composers have done this for centuries no? Sorry i haven't read the book. Am I missing something?
@@Ayo.Ajisafe well its not something new but more like recognizing what made these people who you are referring to good at wat they do and even others that succed at creative or "cognitive rich work" and the book gives you a way to apply this in your life and helps you become better at working at whatever that needs a lot of focus you should read it
I wish my whole life was like the college days. The hours of effort leading to a great payoff in the form of a good grade or presentation. Partying with friends afterwards. And then grinding the following day all over again. Collaborating and discussing ideas with like-minded individuals. You just don’t get that in professional life. Or maybe I was unable replicate that in a different environment.
Thanks for helping me feel like I'm not alone with my challenge to focus. Been trying to get it all together to apply for a specific job and its been weeks or maybe even months now that I've been preparing. Lucky for me, they need a lot of people and keep re-posting the job. You two are BRILLIANT and Fun!
Great summary, many thanks - deep work is enjoyable! - my tips for what it's worth: The deep task is 'setup' and the first task of the day, known the night before so I can "sleep on it"; cardio or some type of vigorous exercise followed by stretching relaxes me down into the deep zone; no emails and boundaries are drawn clearly with co-workers, phones are out of view; tea vs coffee; I repeat certain music daily, and it triggers the same modality and type of thinking; I use warm-up tasks to ease into deep tasks; Outcomes are clear, if I can't 'see' where I'm going, I won't achieve anything; I try to avoid stimulants later in the day, shallow sleep prevents me having gas in the tank to do deep work. The adenosine / caffeine relationship is very true for my body - I may not be able to sleep but in that state I can do no meaningful work either
Basically single minded focus basic stuff. Deep work is a rewording of basic concepts and adding new examples. Anyone who grew up without the internet know this instinctively.
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Just finished the book. Awesome stuff. Im now trying to add deep work into my daily routine - i didnt even have a specific daily routine prior to reading this book!
This is Great! This is what I haven’t been taught how to do for my schedule everyday... Weed out the distractions Such “time leeches”! I’m looking forward to reading the cliff notes on this book!
Thanks for the video, I tried reading the book but found it very waffly and long in the first section. It seemed Newport was repeating the same information about how amazing deepwork was over and over. Watching the video really helped me understand the book in a fraction of the time
At 3:53 I love how you zoomed out and allow the whole deepwork chart to stay. I find that allows a rythm of learning. When skip to the next screen we don't allow a sinking in moment. To be used at times this is great. Love how you stay with the kernel of the books principals. You've already changed my life. I'm at the 10th video. I read a few books a month and watch a lot of youtube. Great work
Great summary. I haven't read this book yet. I really enjoy reading books about focus and organization. We have so many stimulis these days and being focused and productive becomes a challenge. Apparently this book is amazing and I've added it to my shopping list.
Discovered your videos today. Thank you the inspiration to write! Or rather, organize my writing and put it together into what I've been working on. Look forward to more of your videos. I'm on #3 today!
I am currently reading the book deep work , so I checked out this video and I must say .. There can't be a better explanation of this book in less than 500secs than your video . You surely do a lot of deep work
i am reading it now. thanks to you for telling me about this great book. i am a phd student and i am very distracted in my life and not able to study, i cannot focus, my attention span is too short. thanks you have given me some hope. i got this book and i am reading it now. it is v useful and i will change my life and habits now. i have come to know the value of deep work and the difference between deep and shallow work and i want to produce deep work. i will work on that!!
Hi! I relate a lot to your comment and I would like to share my latest video with you, where I talk about my top 10 conclusions about this very book by Cal Newport. Thought it may interest you, given that my videos are all about creativity, personal growth and self-help. Thank you for your time! Angélique th-cam.com/video/bMfv_UGWF40/w-d-xo.html
Yes, definitely! I'm just about to start working from home over the next couple of weeks. The mornings are best for me, as there is less bustle about the house. Let's see how deep I can go with this work.
This is one book everyone better read five times before the read any other book end to end and put it into practice if they want their life to be meaningful ever.
If you are pulled apart at the seams by competing interests and the multiplicity of a project (takes on many forms), this is how you should adapt a Deep Work Environment. Set up the room precisely. Forget about plans. Choose your one goal, and then list acceptable distractions- lesser goals, fun projects. Set up the room so it contains only those things and has ZERO junk distractions. No noise, no bells, no random interruptions. No people or pets. Set out to do the project, so when you get pulled to other activities, they are all highly relevant to your core aim. Create a hard, solid, minimal environment to contain your chaos, then let your chaos be unleashed completely as it is. Aim for your goal, watch yourself falter, then come back to it. Physical practices are essential. It must be physical. Shake out your chaos, put it into your whole body. Fixed Gaze Meditation is an integral physical practice on the low-energy, intense focus side of the spectrum that complements intense whole body exercise. Pick something, good enough, get started.
I have ADHD, when I enter into hyperfocus, I do deep work for weeks on end... only to not do much work for a few days/weeks after that phase. Oh, our brains are full of surprises!
How are people so blown away by the concept of just sitting down and focusing on your work? And then he has his other book "Be good at stuff". Really? You don't say...
It is worth mentioning, the Myelin (2:00) is 100% cholesterol and absolutely vital. Deep think , deep work all you want but if you've "drank the Kool-Aid" so to speak and are currently , "battling high cholesterol," with toxic pharmaceuticals you will likely be deep into the throws of Alzheimer's or six feet deep long before any "increase in productivity."
I remember I needed to meet a deadline for developing an app back then in school. I just went to the convenience store, got 3 big power horse energy ⚡ drink and hit it. I remember crashing at about 12pm the next day. But i finish the work without any distraction and got it delivered. These days it's hard to achieve this even with energy drink because of sound of generators as there is issue with electricity in Nigeria. I would rather copy the strategy of Bill and Rawlings now.
3:51 But much much more important than that is not being a slave of your own mind, those first impressions ("Passions" and "phantasiai" a Stoic would call), impulses and feelings. We usually get distracted by the most minute thing and don't question if what's distracting us is really valuable of it can be done later. The people who have problem focusing (i'm really bad at this) are the ones who are really bad at prioritizing. The impact on our productivity is humongous.
Hello Would you be able to provide 5 examples of what people do to perform deep work. The video was interesting but ended withouta solid idea how to apply deep work. Thank you
It is inspiring to see the steps, and looking forward to put it in action... However, i see the 1 page summary not matching the 3 steps mentioned, especially the shutdown sequence.
Deep Work Strategies 1. Schedule and restrict distractions. 2. Develop a rhythmic deep work ritual (Transform deep work into a daily habit) 3. Have a daily shutdown ritual (Prepare for the next day)
This is a great video. I use a lot of your videos in my college success courses at Shasta College. In order to meet federal accessibility guidelines for education, videos are required to have accurate captions with proper punctuation and word matching. Would you, or whoever manages your TH-cam channel, be willing to add accurate captions for your hearing impaired viewers? Thanks so much!
I hope you see this comment even though this is a very old video. I have been binge watching your videos this morning and feel like they have provided a great amount of knowledge I cant thank you enough for. 1 hour of watching your condensed videos saved me weeks of actually reading through these books but I still picked up the same message
no wayyyy! I’m here from your latest video
I'm here from the life changing books video
No fuckin way I just came to this video after you recommended to check this book out on your second channel. Thanks for your content too Hamza
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If Hamza can watch & comment then who am I to not f*cking subscribe to this channel.😤
1. Schedule and restrict distractions
2. Make it a habit - Schedule it in (1hrs)
3. Daily shutdown ritual - Schedule next day
I used a method of studying similar to this. I'd go to the library on a Saturday for three 2-hour study sessions. A total of six hours. I first sit in the lobby for 5 minutes and think about what I'm going to achieve in the next two hours. Then I'd go in ready to go. No distractions like at home. After two hours I'd leave for a 20 minute walk or lunch. I'd come back and repeat the process.
Works really well if you have a friend doing it too. You can discuss in the lobby what you are going to get done. (Don't sit next to each other when you go into the library and hit the bathroom first!) Even if you are not studying the same subjects it works really well at keeping each other accountable.
I find I can't do more than 6 hours. 8 is too much.
Some of us are not asleep to the type of numerology you're typing here. We see you. you're everywhere but we aren't all asleep
@@wakeuppeople8158 Aur be ullu kaise ho?
I remember being back at uni in the 90s, everything was deep work back then. It's a shame now how we've built a society technology-fuelled distraction around us.
Wonderful Work! One simply cannot go wrong by investing 10 - 15 minutes daily with this kind of learning. Fantastic video book review. Splendid example of "clarity and brevity".
THNAK YOU!
The book is worth reading in its entirety.
I agree!
GREAT REVIEW 🎉❤😊
By Performing Deep Work, You Bring Out Your True Potential!
I was a highschool students attended a boarding school. It had such a rigid schedule to follow all the time. At first, I hated it but now it becomes my life. I have read the book and it really reflects my life then. Trust me you will gain much out of your time and life when you schedule your day and do deep work.
We all probably had times when we were immersed into deep work, and what we acomplished was amazing, its amazing that someone can formulate it and direct us where to go. Thank you for the review I'm listening currently to audiobook.
Before the existence of the internet, "deep work" used to be known as "work"
That's deep
I love this book. People really need to understand how to get back to deep work. That is what my generation was raised on. I still live by those skills but my generation is getting older.
true
One of my favourite books of all time! But man, killer visualizations!
what book?
Mayur Kamble percy Jackson.... -_-
@@mayurkamble1991 really!!!!??
@@mayurkamble1991 Why are you even here!! 😂
Sophrosyne _ idiot
Funny how I used to do this things back in college.. Without even knowing its deep work..
It became deep work after Cal Newport named it so
You did know, subconsciously.
Is it me or is this just something basic being repackaged as something new and revolutionary.
The JK Rowling thing I mean that's honestly how i expected most writers work. Dissappear to the countryside isolated with no distractions and get deep into things.
Musical composers have done this for centuries no?
Sorry i haven't read the book.
Am I missing something?
@@Ayo.Ajisafe well its not something new but more like recognizing what made these people who you are referring to good at wat they do and even others that succed at creative or "cognitive rich work" and the book gives you a way to apply this in your life and helps you become better at working at whatever that needs a lot of focus you should read it
I wish my whole life was like the college days. The hours of effort leading to a great payoff in the form of a good grade or presentation. Partying with friends afterwards. And then grinding the following day all over again. Collaborating and discussing ideas with like-minded individuals. You just don’t get that in professional life. Or maybe I was unable replicate that in a different environment.
Schedule distraction breaks
Work early morning
Evening shutdown, sleep!!
Now this is what I call value content. Thankyou productivity game for doing what you do, you are obviously helping us so much
Thanks for helping me feel like I'm not alone with my challenge to focus. Been trying to get it all together to apply for a specific job and its been weeks or maybe even months now that I've been preparing. Lucky for me, they need a lot of people and keep re-posting the job. You two are BRILLIANT and Fun!
Great summary, many thanks - deep work is enjoyable! - my tips for what it's worth: The deep task is 'setup' and the first task of the day, known the night before so I can "sleep on it"; cardio or some type of vigorous exercise followed by stretching relaxes me down into the deep zone; no emails and boundaries are drawn clearly with co-workers, phones are out of view; tea vs coffee; I repeat certain music daily, and it triggers the same modality and type of thinking; I use warm-up tasks to ease into deep tasks; Outcomes are clear, if I can't 'see' where I'm going, I won't achieve anything; I try to avoid stimulants later in the day, shallow sleep prevents me having gas in the tank to do deep work. The adenosine / caffeine relationship is very true for my body - I may not be able to sleep but in that state I can do no meaningful work either
In the current world where distraction is at pick due to digital devices, Deep work book is the best book for students and professionals.
Basically single minded focus basic stuff. Deep work is a rewording of basic concepts and adding new examples. Anyone who grew up without the internet know this instinctively.
well congrats for you. those of us who grew up with the internet didn't chose to have our attention spans reduced significantly
Anon
You made me lol! 😂
Yes. Same with what he said on 2:56 saying that this becomes rare due to divided attention because of so many distractions. :)
Anon EXACTLY
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I fell like you just saved my life with this review! I will go inSide MYSELF to do some of the most INCREDIBLE WORK ON THIS PLANET...THANK YOU! FOR SHARING THIS❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Just finished the book. Awesome stuff. Im now trying to add deep work into my daily routine - i didnt even have a specific daily routine prior to reading this book!
This is Great! This is what I haven’t been taught how to do for my schedule everyday...
Weed out the distractions
Such “time leeches”!
I’m looking forward to reading the cliff notes on this book!
Thanks for the video, I tried reading the book but found it very waffly and long in the first section. It seemed Newport was repeating the same information about how amazing deepwork was over and over. Watching the video really helped me understand the book in a fraction of the time
At 3:53 I love how you zoomed out and allow the whole deepwork chart to stay. I find that allows a rythm of learning. When skip to the next screen we don't allow a sinking in moment. To be used at times this is great. Love how you stay with the kernel of the books principals. You've already changed my life. I'm at the 10th video. I read a few books a month and watch a lot of youtube. Great work
Great summary. I haven't read this book yet. I really enjoy reading books about focus and organization. We have so many stimulis these days and being focused and productive becomes a challenge. Apparently this book is amazing and I've added it to my shopping list.
Discovered your videos today. Thank you the inspiration to write! Or rather, organize my writing and put it together into what I've been working on. Look forward to more of your videos. I'm on #3 today!
I am currently reading the book deep work , so I checked out this video and I must say ..
There can't be a better explanation of this book in less than 500secs than your video .
You surely do a lot of deep work
Did it benifit u?
@@charulatajagtap5866 yaah In a lot of ways ... I haven't read any book of these genre before so I liked it a lot ...
i am reading it now. thanks to you for telling me about this great book. i am a phd student and i am very distracted in my life and not able to study, i cannot focus, my attention span is too short. thanks you have given me some hope. i got this book and i am reading it now. it is v useful and i will change my life and habits now. i have come to know the value of deep work and the difference between deep and shallow work and i want to produce deep work. i will work on that!!
Hi! I relate a lot to your comment and I would like to share my latest video with you, where I talk about my top 10 conclusions about this very book by Cal Newport. Thought it may interest you, given that my videos are all about creativity, personal growth and self-help. Thank you for your time! Angélique th-cam.com/video/bMfv_UGWF40/w-d-xo.html
Great summary of the concept! I love the 2nd bit of advice, because I can relate. I used to do my "deep work" each morning, and it felt like a rhythm!
Thanks! Do you plan on renewing the 'Deep Work' morning ritual?
Yes, definitely! I'm just about to start working from home over the next couple of weeks. The mornings are best for me, as there is less bustle about the house. Let's see how deep I can go with this work.
Deep work is just level grinding.
This is one book everyone better read five times before the read any other book end to end and put it into practice if they want their life to be meaningful ever.
If you are pulled apart at the seams by competing interests and the multiplicity of a project (takes on many forms), this is how you should adapt a Deep Work Environment. Set up the room precisely. Forget about plans. Choose your one goal, and then list acceptable distractions- lesser goals, fun projects. Set up the room so it contains only those things and has ZERO junk distractions. No noise, no bells, no random interruptions. No people or pets.
Set out to do the project, so when you get pulled to other activities, they are all highly relevant to your core aim. Create a hard, solid, minimal environment to contain your chaos, then let your chaos be unleashed completely as it is. Aim for your goal, watch yourself falter, then come back to it.
Physical practices are essential. It must be physical. Shake out your chaos, put it into your whole body. Fixed Gaze Meditation is an integral physical practice on the low-energy, intense focus side of the spectrum that complements intense whole body exercise. Pick something, good enough, get started.
I love deep work in the morning. My girlfriend does too! We can go more than an hour most times 😊
4:02 How on earth did I miss those last 3 ideas?! Thanks for pointing them out!
thanks bro for your deep work in putting up such a great work..including the pdf
The fact that he used people who stole other people's works as examples kinda undermines the message of the book.
I have ADHD, when I enter into hyperfocus, I do deep work for weeks on end... only to not do much work for a few days/weeks after that phase. Oh, our brains are full of surprises!
This book is going to change my life ✨️
Thanks for making this video. I'm going to pick up the book after seeing this.
Really helpful when you were distracted
This man's a legend !
Absolute gem 💎✨
The God of the summary game!
Excellent! Thank you.
Deep Work is great fact in
our life. No one can with our it. If you want to going to top!
your videos gnaw at the mind & elicit it to engage in deep work
How are people so blown away by the concept of just sitting down and focusing on your work? And then he has his other book "Be good at stuff". Really? You don't say...
It is worth mentioning, the Myelin (2:00) is 100% cholesterol and absolutely vital. Deep think , deep work all you want but if you've "drank the Kool-Aid" so to speak and are currently , "battling high cholesterol," with toxic pharmaceuticals you will likely be deep into the throws of Alzheimer's or six feet deep long before any "increase in productivity."
Yaaaaay! Thank you for this!
Great video It's so hard to concentrate setting a schedule will help
I remember I needed to meet a deadline for developing an app back then in school. I just went to the convenience store, got 3 big power horse energy ⚡ drink and hit it. I remember crashing at about 12pm the next day. But i finish the work without any distraction and got it delivered. These days it's hard to achieve this even with energy drink because of sound of generators as there is issue with electricity in Nigeria. I would rather copy the strategy of Bill and Rawlings now.
This book was long for this short summary but it was effective
Deep work is a great book with great insights ideas and information
This channel is amazing!
You are the best book overviewer ever👍🏻🙏
Thanks alot. Appreciate your efforts.
1. Schedule distraction periods
2. Rythmic Deep work ritual
3. Evening shutdown complete ritual
The three main ideas:
1. Schedule distractions
2. Deep work ritual
3. Evening shutdown
great synopsis and presentation method.
Thanks, now I understand why Microsoft windows works as it works
1-schedule distractions
2-deep work in 1hr batches
3-audit today/plan next day then deep sleep
3:51 But much much more important than that is not being a slave of your own mind, those first impressions ("Passions" and "phantasiai" a Stoic would call), impulses and feelings. We usually get distracted by the most minute thing and don't question if what's distracting us is really valuable of it can be done later.
The people who have problem focusing (i'm really bad at this) are the ones who are really bad at prioritizing. The impact on our productivity is humongous.
Your channel is amazing! Congrats for the wonderful work! I regret that I didn't find your channer eralier.
Absolutely loved this video. Thank you so much for this valuable information mate. Lots of love from an Australian 🇦🇺😀
I really gotta say I really enjoy your content. Keep up the great work!
Good information.
Great summary and wonderful visuals.... thanks Nathan!
Thank you Scott!
Hello
Would you be able to provide 5 examples of what people do to perform deep work. The video was interesting but ended withouta solid idea how to apply deep work. Thank you
Thank you. Your summaries are always clear, precise and actionable. keep it up.
Thank you!! This was so helpful to me!
Thank You for all the efforts you made in the video.
Thank you! i can apply directly now
I like it! I will have to check the book, thanks for the recommendation. 🙏🌹
Thanks for this message
This review was very helpful. Thank you!
Most welcome!
Thank a lot for your effort. I learn a lot from your channel.
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It will save your life for sure
Underrated comment 🤝🏽
Absolutely
THank you...great idea~!
It is inspiring to see the steps, and looking forward to put it in action...
However, i see the 1 page summary not matching the 3 steps mentioned, especially the shutdown sequence.
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Doing something great... 1:55
Allows you to spread your message thru out the world... Thank You Productivity Game... I have just bought the book!!!!
Thank you sir for sharing this.
If there is anyone deserving airtime on National TV, that is you. If many would be exposed to your content the world would become more productive.
awesome channel! really appreciate all the work you put into your art
1:01 understood "in the middle of riding a line of coke"=dd
This book is very helpful in real life!
Thank you so much for the summerise!!
Amazing content
Keep up the good work
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Thank you sir, for your valuable information.
The book is worth while to spend your time on... would take largely around 6 7 hrs...
Love your work
Another great review, an essence which is enough to decide if the book worth investing your time in.. Thank you so much for what are you doing!
3:54 Execution is everything
Thanks man this helped a lot
very educational and helpful thanks
Your channel is very very useful
amazing content TBH im always waiting for your new uploads... keep it uppp
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Deep Work Strategies
1. Schedule and restrict distractions.
2. Develop a rhythmic deep work ritual (Transform deep work into a daily habit)
3. Have a daily shutdown ritual (Prepare for the next day)
Awesome review as always. You are doing a beautiful thing...thank you.
Great video!
Great video. ,👏👍. Explained well.
Thanks mann! I guess You went deep while doing this video. Good job
This is a great video. I use a lot of your videos in my college success courses at Shasta College. In order to meet federal accessibility guidelines for education, videos are required to have accurate captions with proper punctuation and word matching. Would you, or whoever manages your TH-cam channel, be willing to add accurate captions for your hearing impaired viewers? Thanks so much!
Love your channel dude!!
Excellent review.