229. Deep Work
Channel: THUNK
Date: 2022-09-19

When you think of "being productive," you probably imagine some variation of rise-and-grind. But Cal Newport's theory of Deep Work suggests, if we want to maximize productivity, maybe we should try to cultivate some room for quiet, uninterrupted thinking.

- Links for the Curious -

Deep Work, by Cal Newport - https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/Deep-Work---Rules-for-Focused-Success-in-a-Distracted-World-9780349413686 

The 3-Hour Fields Medal: A Slow Productivity Case Study - Study Hacks - Cal Newport - https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2022/07/05/the-3-hour-fields-medal-a-slow-productivity-case-study/

John McPhee’s Slow Productivity - Study Hacks - Cal Newport - https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2022/03/09/john-mcphees-slow-productivity/

Cal Newport Review: Email Broke the Office. Here's How to Fix It | GQ - https://www.gq.com/story/cal-newport-end-of-email 

Lessons of the Financial Crisis: The Dangers of Short-Termism - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2011/07/04/lessons-of-the-financial-crisis-the-dangers-of-short-termism/

Overthrowing the Tyranny of Quarterly Capitalism | Fox Business - https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/overthrowing-the-tyranny-of-quarterly-capitalism

On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs (Graeber, 2013) - https://libcom.org/article/phenomenon-bullshit-jobs-david-graeber

To save the world, we’re going to have to stop working (Graeber, 2020) - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-to-save-the-world-we-re-going-to-have-to-stop-working

Task Switching Test (thanks Xob!) - https://www.psytoolkit.org/experiment-library/taskswitching.html