What is Deep Work? | Cal Newport and Lex Fridman

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Cal Newport is a computer scientist who also writes about productivity.

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[TomSmash]

His book is life changing, it’s the reason I was able to get fully licensed as an advisor at record speed. Deep work is where the value lies.

[Biz]

One of the best podcasts on YouTube. Meaningful, intelligent conversation with the best and brightest of their respective fields.

[filmnlnja]

Deep Work was one of the best books that I ever read. Cal Newport is such a blessing for us in this day and age.

[thenomad]

Lex, your videos bring me a lot of joy. 19, lost in college, but I come to your videos a lot for solace.

[blngmz]

You are doing great! You are helping people! Thank you 🙏🏼

[eaf]

Im having such difficulty with this lol. i been over producing for such a long time to build my company... but i been feeling that i need to do other things now! still difficult. Thanks for this vid. lol. lots of learning from you...

[zackcarl]

It is so true when you said i feel like a fraud when i hang out with mathematicians, theoretical physicists, scientists in theoretical cs - and pure sciences researches in general, as a computer engineer i too have that feeling every time i see the people who are in those pure sciences or mathematical fields in my university or even in my family like my father who is double PhD in zoology and botany, CS feels like it's a 1 decade long revolution that we would bring even if we do a notable development in it, but pure sciences people and like people who are working on fundamental questions of the universe and trying to understand the real fabric here their work feels like it's actually adding real value and creating bigger and a higher conscious impact on human existence

[fbf]

I am currently procrastinating by watching videos about Deep Work

[katewood]

Another way to explain what is mindfulness. One way of training meditation. Deep work's way you force a subject same like someone sink to the bottom of the lake.

[libertarianPinoy]

Books sounds a lot like Daniel Goleman's book: Focus

[olafbooij]

This is the flow state right, research in psychology? Or am I understand what he is saying wrong?

[Logic_Chimp]

But what if you get distracted and watch this video instead of working?

[ElectricKoolaidAcid]

Deep work? I don't mean to be rude but isn't that just "flow state" but reworded with your own branding?