Re:Isaac Asimov on How to Be Prolific
by Matachines on Thursday October 27, 2016 @09:54AM
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How about trying to actually do it? I agree self-help books are mostly fluff that can be said in half the length, but I do think "Deep Work" is a useful technique.
One problem I did have with the book was that Deep Work might not be useful for someone whose work is largely mechanical or mundane, though in that case I'd apply Deep Work to learn skills to into more interesting jobs if one wishes.
Re:Isaac Asimov on How to Be Prolific
by anantzoid on Thursday October 27, 2016 @12:12AM
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Maybe it doesn't teach anything new, but it does act as a refresher and makes you go back to Deep Work. I had almost completely forgotten about it and my work schedule was full of tab switching and short breaks. After going through the book, I started using Toggl and minding my time.
Maybe because I read a lot of productivity-based articles and blog posts?