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The Detrimental Impact of Network Tools
"Spend enough time in a state of frenetic shallowness and you permanently reduce your capacity to perform deep work." Newport discusses how modern network tools like email and social media fragment our attention, leading to shallow work. He cites a McKinsey study showing that knowledge workers spend over 60% of their workweek on electronic communication and internet searching. This constant distraction reduces our capacity for deep work and high-quality output.
