Skye & Amanda read Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted Word by author and professor, Cal Newport and discuss what productivity can look like when we go into a state of distraction-free concentration that pushes our cognitive capabilities to their limit. 

The two break down Newport’s theory on deep work vs shallow work and how much of our time is taken away from the focus we need to take us, our passions, skills and careers to the next level. They each reflect on where they struggle when it comes to focusing their attention and time into one task and how the book is shifting their thinking and plans for their calendars. 

Listen in to learn about the methods of deep work and what is needed to build a realistic plan that you can ritualize and sustain.

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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted Word by Cal Newport 

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Check out what Skye & Amanda have been loving this week: 

• In Treatment TV series on HBO 
• Netflix announcement of Book Club and social series “But Have You Read the Book?”
• Food52 Brown Butter Blondies

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