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The Mark Divine Show

Calvin Newport tells us how to focus and how we can make sure that we’re working on the right things

The Mark Divine Show

Mark Divine

Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Sealfit, Business, Leadership, Health & Fitness, Navyseals, Kokoroyoga, Alternative Health, Unbeatablemind, Politics, Entrepreneur, Health, Military, Yoga

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2016

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Cal Newport has his doctorate from MIT, and is a professor at Georgetown University in computer science. He is also the author of several books for students and businesspeople to maximize their potential. He has written books including, “How to Win in College,” “So Good They Can’t Ignore You,” and his most recent book is “Deep Work.” Commander Mark Divine and Cal discuss his concept of “Deep Work,” and how to make sure that despite all our distractions, we give our time and attention to the important tasks.

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Almost anyone can get really, really fit if they work out.

0:16.0

And this is the case with concentration.

0:18.0

It's like we live in a world where almost everyone is cognitively obese. So it's like maybe shallow work helps keep you out of bankruptcy where deep work is what helps to business triple in size.

0:32.0

So the notion of saying I don't have time for

0:34.4

deep work what you're really saying is I don't have time to actually produce

0:37.3

value.

0:40.3

Hey folks Mark Devine coming back at you with the Unveedable Mind Podcast.

0:45.6

Super stoked you could join me again today so we must be doing something right.

0:49.7

I really appreciate your time and I've got an extremely interesting guest today,

0:55.0

Kale Newport.

0:56.3

And I'll tell you all about Kale in a second,

0:58.8

but before I do, you're gonna be like,

1:01.3

okay, you just said this the last 10, but I'm going to keep saying it until my staff says,

1:06.4

okay, don't say it anymore. But please go to iTunes and rate the podcast and start on the right-hand side because if you click there and then all five stars will click and you know

1:16.8

you won't need to go any further. So go rate the podcast so other people can find it and if you don't

1:20.9

if you're not part of our email list then go to

1:22.6

unbeatable mind.com slash podcast and drop your email in so that we can keep you

1:27.1

posted on all the cool things. Now I heard of Cal Newport when a good friend of mine Joe Stump came along and said hey I just read this amazing book about

1:37.4

learning how to focus and it's called deep work he goes I think it's really important

1:43.0

and that's something that we talk a lot about in Unbutable Mind in our training program,

1:47.5

is how do we develop focus and concentration so we can deep dive in and do the important things and be more successful.

1:54.4

Obviously a lot more involved in that.

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