1. A lot of shallow work doesn’t need to happen at all. It’s not about offloading it, it’s about stopping altogether, or automating it.
2. When this isn’t possible, structure your workday to preserve uninterrupted blocks of deep work. Do the shallow tasks mindfully in batches, instead of letting them constantly steal your attention throughout the day.
3. Use tools like your calendar to schedule shallow and deep periods of work.
A big part of the book is focused on defining the problems that constant interruptions cause so as to deepen the motivation to actually institute habit changes.
He was also ahead of the curve encouraging people to step away from social media in favor of local interactions.
I personally read the book as a person who is probably the poster child for being a “victim” of “EFT”. I was in a role where my attention was constantly demanded/stolen, and I needed to find strategies to make the best of the situation. At no point was this exploration about offloading things to other people.
It’s a good book, and I highly recommend that people read it. Now more than ever.
It’s also worth noting that his next books were “Digital Minimalism” and “A world without email”. He focuses on the theme of technology and information overload. Issues that I think many people are starting to realize are a real problem in their lives.
1. A lot of shallow work doesn’t need to happen at all. It’s not about offloading it, it’s about stopping altogether, or automating it.
2. When this isn’t possible, structure your workday to preserve uninterrupted blocks of deep work. Do the shallow tasks mindfully in batches, instead of letting them constantly steal your attention throughout the day.
3. Use tools like your calendar to schedule shallow and deep periods of work.
A big part of the book is focused on defining the problems that constant interruptions cause so as to deepen the motivation to actually institute habit changes.
He was also ahead of the curve encouraging people to step away from social media in favor of local interactions.
I personally read the book as a person who is probably the poster child for being a “victim” of “EFT”. I was in a role where my attention was constantly demanded/stolen, and I needed to find strategies to make the best of the situation. At no point was this exploration about offloading things to other people.
It’s a good book, and I highly recommend that people read it. Now more than ever.
It’s also worth noting that his next books were “Digital Minimalism” and “A world without email”. He focuses on the theme of technology and information overload. Issues that I think many people are starting to realize are a real problem in their lives.