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A tool may boost productivity, but it rarely builds an advantage because its value lies in utility, not in helping a company differentiate against competition. If you’re using AI to automate a peripheral activity in your business, you’re probably employing AI as a tool.

To produce at your peak level you need to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distraction.

understanding what was covered, and feel comfortable about applying it.

Earlier, for example, I described a study by Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow.

THE PRINCIPLES OF DIGITAL MINIMALISM

Schedule in advance when you’ll use the Internet, and then avoid it altogether outside these times. I suggest that you keep a notepad near your computer at work. On this pad, record the next time you’re allowed to use the Internet. Until you arrive at that time, absolutely no network connectivity is allowed—no matter how tempting. The idea

il n’y a rien de si paradoxal à « priver de certaines de ses fonctions clés une machine de productivité aussi puissante que l’ordinateur portable contemporain afin de gagner en productivité ». Au contraire, c’est très naturel dès lors que l’on considère que la puissance de l’ordinateur polyvalent réside dans le nombre total de choses qu’il permet

Most modern knowledge work organizations treat individuals as general-purpose computers that execute a turbulent mixture of value-producing and administrative tasks—often unequally distributed, and not at all optimized for any particular big picture objective. In a specialized organization, by contrast, the workforce is more bimodal, with one group

The Monastic Philosophy of Deep Work Scheduling