Deep Work and the myth of multi-tasking

Cal Newport's 2016 modern day classic (in my opinion) Deep Work is an amazing book that challenges the belief that multi-tasking is the most productive tool in our arsenal of skills in the marketplace.

Examples like looking at studies from neuroplasticity/brain response in participants with one or many tasks before them to complete, Cal Newport uses a data based approach to really drive home a central theme in the book - most multi-taskers produce drastically less quality work and many are slower in total work output than those who work singularly on one task at a time, to completion, using scheduling tools for their day's timed activities.

This is meditation in action. If our practice is to just 'escape' from the turmoil of our work life - what does this say about the way we spend the majority of our time? The accessibility of having an amazing day of integrated awareness AND action comes from a simple natural phenomenon - where attention goes, energy flows. If our attention is partial in our work, it not only affects the quality of that output; it sets a precedent for partial awareness and involvement in all of our life's scenarios.

Deep work is putting concentrated focus onto a project to the exception of every other task and duty for a segment of time. Use this powerful tool to enhance your work and life.