Deep Work Early Bird
Added 2017-09-07 09:56:18 +0000 UTCOr How I Learned To Concentrate Again, By Jill Aged 31. :D
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I find that having music or a video on in the background helps my concentration immensely. (Unfortunately I can't use your videos because they are too short - switching videos every ten minutes or so kind of defeats the purpose.)
Anders
2017-09-13 14:13:21 +0000 UTCHa! Thank you, I have changed the background to something less...whirly...for the main upload. There's definitely more to it, but a lot of it is about how people think that the ability to work deeply is a habit that they've fallen out of, but it's more like a skill, like exercising. If you don't exercise for a while you can't just jump straight in to a marathon, and it's the same with deep concentration. There are more strategies and tactics, but it's a pretty long book, so I didn't get into most of them here. If you're already good at concentrating then there's probably not much here for you, but if you're like me... :D
Jill Bearup
2017-09-08 08:58:55 +0000 UTCI've been thinking about reading this book since a writer friend of mine recommended it to me earlier in the year. Presumably there is more to it than just avoiding distractions and memory tricks? Also, on a separate note, I did find the whirling circles behind your head quite distracting, which somewhat ironically made it rather difficult to concentrate on what you were saying... :o)
Alobear
2017-09-08 08:42:14 +0000 UTC
