Most of this podcast should be common sense. You’ll never accomplish anything if you don’t take the time needed to do it.

Unfortunately, the smartest people in the world are actively against you here. They want your clicks, views, likes, and watch time. That doesn’t sound so bad on the surface, but you have to remember that time is a zero-sum game: Any time you spend doing mediocre work or mindlessly browsing is time you aren’t using to get important stuff done or relax your mind. Luckily there is a solution: Deep Work.

Cal Newport defines Deep Work as:

“Professional activity performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard to replicate.”

Deep Work is the only way to work, study, practice, or perform. This episode discusses specific strategies to carve the time out of your day and remove distractions so you can do Deep Work. As always, we’ve got general strategies as well as a few designed just for students. Strategies both Evan and Aidan have implemented in their lives since recording this episode that changed the way they do work forever.

Standard Humans is hosted by Aidan Dennehy and Evan.

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