Deep Work, Slow Productivity, Digital Minimalism

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In a competitive 21st century economy, what the market values is the ability to produce things that are rare and valuable. What the market dismisses are activities that are easy to replicate and produce a small amount of value.
- Social media use is the epidemy of an easy to replicate activity that doesn’t produce a lot of value: it’s something that any 6-year-old with a smartphone can do.
The market rewards the deep concentrated work required to build real skills and to apply those skills to produce things — like a craftsman — that are rare and that are valuable.
- If you can do that, people will found you, regardless of how many Instagram followers you have.

Multitasking is bad for productivity. We should eliminate all sources of distraction and focus on one thing at a time.
The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare and valuable in the Knowledge Economy. To become a superstar in your field of work, you need to be able to quickly master hard things and produce at an elite level (in terms of both quality and speed).
When you're tired, you shouldn't waste even more energy watching TV or scrolling Social Media, you should rest as deeply as you worked.
Use moments that would otherwise be unproductive, like walking your dog or taking a shower, to consider a problem you need to take care of without letting your mind change subject. Ask yourself questions that identify different issues in solving a given problem. Then, once you've landed a specific target, ask yourself action questions like, "What do I need to accomplish my goal?".