amid11 · September 20, 2018 08:36 · Sep 20, 2018 · Mar 28, 2017 · Sep 4, 2016 · Sep 4, 2016
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 # Deep Work
 ## Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
-_Cal Newport, 2016_
-[purchase it at [half-price books](http://www.hpbmarketplace.com/Deep-Work-Rules-for-Focused-Success-in-a-Distracted-World-Cal-Newport/book/32874750)]
 
 ### Part I: The Idea
 - Deep Work is valuable
 - Deep Work is rare
 - Deep Work is meaningful
 
-_this part is worth reading in its entirety &mdash; to summarize it here would do a disservice to the author's work_
-
 ### Part II: The Rules
 
 - Rule #1: Work Deeply
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       - "What is the _project_ represented by this message, and what is the most efficient _process_ for bringing this project to a successful conclusion?"
     3. Don't respond
 
-[purchase "Deep Work" at [half-price books](http://www.hpbmarketplace.com/Deep-Work-Rules-for-Focused-Success-in-a-Distracted-World-Cal-Newport/book/32874750)]
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-#Deep Work
-##Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
+# Deep Work
+## Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
 _Cal Newport, 2016_
 [purchase it at [half-price books](http://www.hpbmarketplace.com/Deep-Work-Rules-for-Focused-Success-in-a-Distracted-World-Cal-Newport/book/32874750)]
 
-###Part I: The Idea
+### Part I: The Idea
 - Deep Work is valuable
 - Deep Work is rare
 - Deep Work is meaningful
 
 _this part is worth reading in its entirety &mdash; to summarize it here would do a disservice to the author's work_
 
-###Part II: The Rules
+### Part II: The Rules
 
 - Rule #1: Work Deeply
   - Decide on your depth philosophy

diff --git a/deep_work.md b/deep_work.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ _this part is worth reading in its entirety &mdash; to summarize it here would d
     - Identify the main goals of your personal and professional lives, at a high level &mdash; but not overly specific, i.e. "x units moved in y time"
     - List for each goal 2 - 3 of the most important activities that can lead to achieving these goals
     - For each network tool, has it had a substantially positive impact on your most important activities? Keep it if it does; otherwise, discard it
-  - The law of the vital few: "In many settings, 80% of a given effect is due to just 20% if the possible causes"
+  - The law of the vital few: "In many settings, 80% of a given effect is due to just 20% of the possible causes"
 
   - The packing party approach to quitting & mdash; stop using social media for 30 days [without announcing your intentions], then ask:
     1. Would the last 30 days have been notably better with that service?

diff --git a/deep_work.md b/deep_work.md
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   - Memorize a deck of cards
 
 - Rule #3: Quit Social Media
-  - The any-benefit approach to network tool selection: "You're justified in using a network tool if you can identify _any_ possible benefit to its use, or _anything_ you might possibly moss out on if you don't use it."
+  - The any-benefit approach to network tool selection: "You're justified in using a network tool if you can identify _any_ possible benefit to its use, or _anything_ you might possibly miss out on if you don't use it."
   - The craftsman approach to tool selection: "Identify the core factors that determine success and happiness in your personal and professional life. Adopt a tool only if its positive impacts on these factors substantially outweigh its negative impacts."
   - Apply the law of the vital few to your internet habits
     - Identify the main goals of your personal and professional lives, at a high level &mdash; but not overly specific, i.e. "x units moved in y time"

diff --git a/deep_work.md b/deep_work.md
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   - The law of the vital few: "In many settings, 80% of a given effect is due to just 20% if the possible causes"
 
   - The packing party approach to quitting & mdash; stop using social media for 30 days [without announcing your intentions], then ask:
-    1. Would last 30 days have been notably better with that service?
+    1. Would the last 30 days have been notably better with that service?
     2. Did people care I was missing?
   - Don't use the internet to entertain yourself
 

diff --git a/deep_work.md b/deep_work.md
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+#Deep Work
+##Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
+_Cal Newport, 2016_
+[purchase it at [half-price books](http://www.hpbmarketplace.com/Deep-Work-Rules-for-Focused-Success-in-a-Distracted-World-Cal-Newport/book/32874750)]
+
+###Part I: The Idea
+- Deep Work is valuable
+- Deep Work is rare
+- Deep Work is meaningful
+
+_this part is worth reading in its entirety &mdash; to summarize it here would do a disservice to the author's work_
+
+###Part II: The Rules
+
+- Rule #1: Work Deeply
+  - Decide on your depth philosophy
+    - The monastic philosophy of deep work scheduling
+      - shout out Donald Knuth & Neal Stephenson [who writes using Aquamacs, or at least he did in '08]
+    - The bimodal philosophy of deep work scheduling
+      - dividing one's time between deep and shallow work, like Jung who went to his retreat for parts of the year
+    - The rhythmic philosophy of deep work scheduling
+      - scheduling daily deep work sessions
+      - might be for you if you have to work with other people
+    - The journalistic philosophy of deep work scheduling
+      - fit deep work into your schedule whenever there's a gap
+  - Ritualize
+    - where you'll work and for how long
+    - how you'll work once you start work
+    - how you'll support your work
+      - start with a coffee, have good snacks nearby, take walks, &amp;c.
+  - Make grand gestures
+    - shout out J. K. Rowling and her baller lifestyle at the Balmoral
+  - Don't work alone
+    - hub-and-spoke architecture
+  - Execute like a business
+    - "I know what I need to do. I just don't know how to do it."
+    - _The Four Disciplines of Execution_
+      1. Focus on the wildly important
+      2. Act on the lead measures
+      3. Keep a compelling scoreboard
+      4. Create a cadence of accountability
+  - Be lazy
+    1. Downtime aids insights
+    2. Downtime helps recharge the energy needed to work deeply
+    3. The work that evening downtime replaces is usually not that important
+
+- Rule #2: Embrace Boredom
+  - Don't take breaks from distraction. Instead take breaks from focus.
+    1. This strategy works even if your job requires lots of internet use and/or prompt email replies
+    2. Regardless of how you schedule your internet blocks, you must keep the time outside these blocks absolutely free from internet use
+    3. Scheduling internet use at home as well as at work can further improve your concentration training
+  - Meditate Productively
+    - Focusing your attention on a single, well-defined problem when occupied physically, but not mentally
+      1. Be wary of distractions and looping
+      2. Structure your deep thinking
+  - Memorize a deck of cards
+
+- Rule #3: Quit Social Media
+  - The any-benefit approach to network tool selection: "You're justified in using a network tool if you can identify _any_ possible benefit to its use, or _anything_ you might possibly moss out on if you don't use it."
+  - The craftsman approach to tool selection: "Identify the core factors that determine success and happiness in your personal and professional life. Adopt a tool only if its positive impacts on these factors substantially outweigh its negative impacts."
+  - Apply the law of the vital few to your internet habits
+    - Identify the main goals of your personal and professional lives, at a high level &mdash; but not overly specific, i.e. "x units moved in y time"
+    - List for each goal 2 - 3 of the most important activities that can lead to achieving these goals
+    - For each network tool, has it had a substantially positive impact on your most important activities? Keep it if it does; otherwise, discard it
+  - The law of the vital few: "In many settings, 80% of a given effect is due to just 20% if the possible causes"
+
+  - The packing party approach to quitting & mdash; stop using social media for 30 days [without announcing your intentions], then ask:
+    1. Would last 30 days have been notably better with that service?
+    2. Did people care I was missing?
+  - Don't use the internet to entertain yourself
+
+- Rule #4: Drain the Shallows
+  - Getting a week's worth of work done in four days at Basecamp, née 37signals
+  - Schedule every minute of your day
+    - But be flexible, please
+  - Qualify the depth of every activity
+    - How long [in months] would it take to train a smart, recent grad without specialized knowledge to do this task?
+  - Ask your boss for a shallow work budget &mdash; _What percentage of time should be spent on shallow work?_
+  - Finish your work by 5:30pm &mdash; fixed-schedule productivity
+  - Become hard to reach
+    1. Make people who send you email do more work
+    2. Do more work when you send or reply to emails
+      - "What is the _project_ represented by this message, and what is the most efficient _process_ for bringing this project to a successful conclusion?"
+    3. Don't respond
+
+[purchase "Deep Work" at [half-price books](http://www.hpbmarketplace.com/Deep-Work-Rules-for-Focused-Success-in-a-Distracted-World-Cal-Newport/book/32874750)]
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