🤔 How to schedule deep work?
+ Time Block Planner | Wisdom Letter #228
Deep Work is critical in 2024.
AI is only going to make it even more important in the coming years.
The only way humans will be able to tame and make the best use of AI is by using more of their brain for large blocks of time, doing creative deep work.
This quote from Dr. Cal Newport’s book Deep Work rings true -
3 groups have an advantage -
Who can work well and creatively with machines
Who are the best at what they do
Who have access to capital
And this book was written back in 2016!
So how do you do deep work?
How do you make time for it?
One cool tip is time blocking -
Newport explains Time Blocking to Lex Friedman here -
Here’s a practical guide about time blocking using Cal Newport’s Time Block Planner - You can use any planner or diary to do this btw.
There are other Deep Work strategies suggested in the book -
Ritualization
Eliminating Distractions
Setting specific goals
Making it part of your identity
I’ve written a power summary of the book Deep Work.
If you want to go deeper into the idea, make sure to grab it -
There are other power summaries in this bundle -
Make Time
The Psychology of Money
Deep Work
The Subtle Art of not giving a F*ck
Mindset
Grit
Atomic Habits
Getting things done
4000 Weeks
So good they can't ignore you
Start with why
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Ayush & Aditi