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“Ericsson notes that for a novice, somewhere around an hour a day of intense concentration seems to be a limit, while for experts this number can expand to as many as four hours—but rarely more.”
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
“Be “unrealistic” when you set a goal, and then be realistic about how you will achieve that goal.”
― The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win
― The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win
“This, ultimately, is the lesson to come away with from our brief foray into the world of experimental psychology: To build your working life around the experience of flow produced by deep work is a proven path to deep satisfaction.”
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
“[Great creative minds] think like artists but work like accountants.”
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
“To produce at your peak level you need to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distraction. Put another way, the type of work that optimizes your performance is deep work.”
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Siddharth Goel’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Siddharth Goel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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