"Deep Work: Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit." Cal Newport introduces the concept of deep work, emphasizing its necessity for creating new value, improving skills, and achieving high productivity. He illustrates this with Carl Jung's retreat to Bollingen, where Jung produced significant contributions to psychology. Newport argues that deep work is becoming increasingly rare and valuable in our modern economy, where distractions are ubiquitous. | Cal Newport | Deep Work

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"Deep Work: Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit." Cal Newport introduces the concept of deep work, emphasizing its necessity for creating new value, improving skills, and achieving high productivity. He illustrates this with Carl Jung's retreat to Bollingen, where Jung produced significant contributions to psychology. Newport argues that deep work is becoming increasingly rare and valuable in our modern economy, where distractions are ubiquitous.

-- Cal Newport