If You Struggle With Focus, Read This Book (Deep Work by Cal Newport)

Do you feel you've been losing your ability to concentrate? Or maybe you sometimes tend avoid working on things that are "hard" because your brain just seems to want to avoid the challenge? I've been facing these problems for a while, and I finally stumbled upon a book that helped me overcome these challenges. Deep Work by Cal Newport analyzes why we as a society are struggling to concentrate on hard things. It dives into the increasing value and rarity of deep work, and provides practical tips that you can deploy to increase your ability to focus. Learn more about my thoughts on Deep Work and why I think it's so important in this video.

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[bernhardsmuts]

Man, this message came at the perfect time! Thanks, great video!

[komalthecoolk]

Meditation didn't work for you because, like most people, you probably thought you'll sit in a quite place for 30 minutes and it'll magically increase concentration power in your mind. No. You need to use meditation to train your mind to focus on something while still being aware of your surroundings.

Close your eyes, Keep your ears open, listen to all the sounds, but don't think about the sounds. Just focus on your breathing or counting 1 to 100 without missing a number etc. If you do this enough, then you can apply the same practice while working. You are aware of what's happening around you but you don't care, as your focus is on your work.

[Soniboy]

For me actually mindfulness seems to work. I need to write down stuff about myself to understand myself better seeing the big picture. Find triggers, things I like, dislike, etc.
Once I understand myself better, then I can pick the right way to deal with the deep focus problem.

[uzair]

Right on time, I have this feeling from months, tried bunch of different things, nothing seems to be working. Including morning hours (where I cant get to work instead start scrolling LinkedIn & stuff).
Comming to youtube after binging tiktok for 8 hours today (weekend), even though I watch informative & education videos most of the

I have this book, have read 30 pages few months back & then put it away, I thought it is kind of making me nerd by disconnecting from social..

[chuky]

Perfect intro, not your fault for adhd jerks.

[wwaqashussain]

Thanks,

I cant even focus more th1 hour, I cleared the solutions arch exam, and now I am preparing for the sysops, but I can't focus, I am only spending 1 hour per day, and it costs me time.

[jackdanyal]

how to find the focus to read the book? :)

[alshaifhir]

I struggle with focus, and couldn't focus enough to do the 15 minute thing I was trying to do. Reading an entire book to help will never happen lol

[haxman]

i paused the video at 1:40 grabbed my phone, watched 50 reels and then realised i was watching a video and came back.

[couriouszen]

Just ordered the book, hopefully it helps 😅

[JohnVold]

4:56 Congratulations, you just described meditation :D

[squarerootof]

Sorry, I lost concentration the first minute and I had to switch to something else. Next time try to get to the point a little faster, please.