How to Focus and Work Deeply

Just a quick post today to share a book I read recently that has changed my approach a bit. It’s called Deep Work, by Cal Newport.

The premise of the book is thus: our modern culture is inundating us with constant stimulation, shortening our attention spans, making it difficult for us to focus on complex and difficult tasks. Our brains start to crave distraction, which is why, when I sit down with the best of intentions to bang out a chapter, the lure of the internet or Facebook sometimes pr...