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Cal Newport defines deep work as professional tasks performed with focused concentration, pushing cognitive limits to produce high-quality results efficiently. This process is key to mastering complex information, creating value, improving skills, and producing results that are difficult to replicate.
This contrasts with shallow work, which includes non-demanding, logistical tasks often done distractedly, such as routine emails or administrative duties. Shallow work is easy to replicate and does not create significant value.
Newport contends that modern work environments, with their emphasis on constant connectivity and social media, hinder deep work, leading to a culture where busyness is mistaken for productivity. By prioritizing deep work, individuals can gain a competitive edge and experience a sense of fulfillment.

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Rule 1: Work Deeply
This involves establishing routines to reduce the effort needed to enter a state of concentration. Key aspects include choosing a philosophy for integrating deep work into your life (e.g., monastic, rhythmic, or bimodal), creating rituals for deep work sessions, tracking progress like a business, and implementing a shutdown ritual to signal the end of the workday.

Rule 2: Embrace Boredom
Train your mind to resist distractions and improve concentration. This means scheduling internet use and avoiding it outside those times, and practicing "productive meditation" by focusing on a single problem during physical activities.

Rule 3: Quit Social Media (or Use it Intentionally)
Apply a "craftsman approach" to tools, using them only if their benefits significantly outweigh their drawbacks for your core activities. This often involves reducing or eliminating social media.