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> "Deep Work"—large (but not all day) amounts of no-distraction, in-the-zone work. I honestly don't understand how that is different from "regular work". How e
by cel1ne 10y ago
> "Deep Work"—large (but not all day) amounts of no-distraction, in-the-zone work.
I honestly don't understand how that is different from "regular work". How else do you work if not undistracted?
- mirekrusin 10y agoRegular work means emails, slack, having coffee break with colleagues, over-hearing John's joke, overhearing what happened in metro to Mark this morning, suggesting where to go for lunch today and of course preparing for a meeting and going to the meeting etc. "Deep work" or "flow" means there's just you and the thing you're doing, nothing else.
- cel1ne 10y agoApart from the "preparing for a meeting" and the meeting i wouldn't consider any of this work. Ok, working on emails is 50% work...