deep work
The “gift of listening” is based on the ability to grant deep, contemplative attention—which remains inaccessible to the hyperactive ego.
from The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han
deep work
Adolescents who never learn to control their consciousness grow up to be adults without a “discipline.” They lack the complex skills that will help them survive in a competitive, information-intensive environment. And what is even more important, they never learn how to enjoy living. They do not acquire the habit of finding challenges that bring ou
... See moreMihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Flow: The Psychology of Happiness
A more substantive potential use of words to enhance our lives is the lost art of conversation. Utilitarian ideologies in the past two centuries or so have convinced us that the main purpose of talking is to convey useful information. Thus we now value terse communication that conveys practical knowledge, and consider anything else a frivolous wast
... See moreMihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Flow: The Psychology of Happiness
There are several levels at which history as a flow activity can be practiced. The most personal involves simply keeping a journal. The next is to write a family chronicle, going as far into the past as possible. But there is no reason to stop there. Some people expand their interest to the ethnic group to which they belong, and start collecting re
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Great thinkers have always been motivated by the enjoyment of thinking rather than by the material rewards that could be gained by it.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Flow: The Psychology of Happiness
philosophy and science were invented and flourished because thinking is pleasurable. If thinkers did not enjoy the sense of order that the use of syllogisms and numbers creates in consciousness, it is very unlikely that now we would have the disciplines of mathematics and physics.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Flow: The Psychology of Happiness
Scott Belsky coined the term insecurity work to describe work that does not move the ball forward, but is quick enough that you can do it multiple times a day without realizing.
Unlike insecurity work, deep work often feels elusive because it takes time.
Unlike insecurity work, deep work often feels elusive because it takes time.
Sari Azout • Letter to a Friend Who Is Thinking of Starting Something New
“So often, reading is seen as important because of its social value. It is tied to education and the economy and so on. But that misses the whole point of reading.
“Reading isn’t important because it helps to get you a job. It's important because it gives you room to exist beyond the reality you're given.”
—Matt Haig, Notes on a Nervous Planet
“Reading isn’t important because it helps to get you a job. It's important because it gives you room to exist beyond the reality you're given.”
—Matt Haig, Notes on a Nervous Planet
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It's important because it gives you room to exist beyond the reality you're given 🤍