[GAME OF SCHOOL] Special Content: "Deep Work" Study Guide

If you had 8 hours to chop down a tree, how many of those hours would you spend sharpening your axe?

This final lecture, a study guide produced as special content for students that earned the highest possible score in GAME OF SCHOOL, offered on behalf of the University of Hong Kong in the Spring 2020 semester explains the concept of "Deep Work" as theorized by Cal Newport and details the reasoning behind, methodology for, and critiques of "Deep Work" as a means to rediscover the sacred and thrive in your professional life — especially if you're stuck at home!

Table of Contents:

Preface: 2:12

Introduction: 14:42
-- Definitions: 19:24
-- Thesis Statement: 21:56

Why Deep Work?
-- Valuable: 23:18
-- Rare: 28:19
-- Meaningful: 34:37

Rules for Deep Work: 57:33
-- Work Deeply: 1:00:30
-- Embrace Boredom: 1:24:57
-- Quit Social Media: 1:32:50
-- Drain the Shallows: 1:35:04

Personal Findings: 1:39:07
Critiques: 1:46:48
Conclusion: 1:55:31

References:

Camus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus. (1942)

O'Leary, Timothy. "Cultivating Happiness in Times of Crisis: What Can Philosophy Teach Us?," UNSW. 14 May 2020.    • #UNSWFromHome | Cultivating Happiness...  

Newport, Cal. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. (New York &Boston: Grand Central Publishing, 2016).

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