We live in a busy world. Getting so many notifications and an endless scrolling of social media and we never get out of trends. New trends keep coming up before the next one fades.
It is really a noisy world. It is distracting and very exhausting. But not minding all this noise, there is something that is quietly happening which is known as deep work.
What do we mean by deep work deep work? This is the act of focusing with full presence on something that you know really matters to you. It's a time that you have to shut down all the noises, all the distractions, the notification that distracts you and concentrate deep into your craft or achieving that your main goal. We call it laser focus.
Whether you are trying to write or you're trying to study or build a business or something meaningful. In a world filled with many connections, deep work is not as hard to find. It looks like a rebellious act. Most people are just too lost in the sea of endless scoring and multitasking all day. Only few who can have the ability to focus and create value for themselves.
But let's be honest with this. This might be very hard. You see distractions everywhere that you cannot manage and you cannot control. Our phones are always closed off and they are designed to always steal our attention. Our minds quickly get addicted to the dopamine of the messages and likes we see on social media. And being busy has somehow become It's not such a badge of honor even when we are not really getting anything done and we are just forming busy.
So right now we really have to reclaim our focus. This might start small. You can start by doing a 30 minute task without distraction. You don't have to switch tabs, no checking of messages. No paying attention to the background noise. It is just you and your work only. Focus for 30 minutes.
You have to build that discipline and that muscle and that strength. You have to strengthen your focus. I believe over time that 30 minutes might become an hour of work. And that hour of work can become hours of work and days of focus concentration.
And you can see maintain that flow stage.
And it becomes a lot of work and it becomes your new normal so when you're being concentrated on your craft and you have mastered it it means you have really paid attention to the small details that others in that same craft.
It is not about doing everything deep or being too concentrated all the time. Sometimes boring work can compound overnight, you have the choice to choose mastery over hype or trends, and excellence over too much exposure.
The truth is that we live in a superficial world and when you're deeply focused on your crafts you have a very competitive advantage over others. We don't we remember you don't have to be everywhere you just have to be fully present where it most matters.
Right now please close that extra tap, silence the noise and distraction, go deep into your work and don't be shallow. Going deeper is power and don't be shallow minded in this world or else you'll miss the good part of things in this world.
