Course curriculum

  • 1

    Beginning of the book until the end of Chapter 1 “Deep Work is Valuable”

    • Quit Social Media - Cal Newport

    • Hidden Brain - Value of Deep Work

    • Focusing is an Art Not a Science

    • 4 Ways I've Optimized My Life for Deep Work
  • 2

    Chapter 2 “Deep Work is Rare” through the end of Chapter 3 “Deep Work is Meaningful”

    • A Change to my Deep Work Habits - Cal Newport

    • Deep Work - The Art of Charm Podcasts

    • Master Productivity and Eliminate Noise Using the Eisenhower Matrix

    • Being Busy is Killing Our Ability to Think Creatively

    • A Modest Proposal, Eliminate Email
  • 3

    Rule #1 “Work Deeply”

    • Why the Feeling of Boredom is So Important in Life

    • Why You Need Whitespace In Your Daily Routine

    • Evening Ritual

    • The Art and Science of Doing Nothing
  • 4

    Rule #2 Embrace Boredom and Rule #3 Quit Social Media

    • 31 Ways to get More Deep Work Accomplished

    • The Cost of Continuously Checking Email

    • The Decline of Deep Thinking: How Information Access Challenges Decision Making, with Nicholas Carr
  • 5

    Rule #4 Drain the Shallows and the Conclusion

    • The Deep Life

    • Top Economists Study What Happens When You Stop Using Facebook

    • How Memorizing the Quran Will Improve Your Focus

    • Embrace Boredom and Learn to do Hard Things
  • 6

    Summary Call

    • Deep Work | Summary Call | Quarter 2 2020