How Deep Work Improves Productivity By Pat Bennett In a world full of digital diversions, how are some people able to achieve a higher level of productivity than others? In the book Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, Georgetown University professor Cal Newport demonstrates how you can develop the skills necessary to focus on an optimum level and reach peak productivity. Learning how to do “deep work,” he argues, is among the most valuable skills people can learn. In a nutshell, it boils down to this: set aside several 90-minute focus sessions a day in which you block out distractions and focus on an important task. That’s it. If you can do this daily, it’s been shown to improve productivity. “Three to four hours a day, five days a
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