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Deep Work

Cal Newport's Deep Work: one card for each chapter of Part 1 and each strategy under his four rules, plus the terms he defines, such as shallow work and the four ways to schedule deep work. The matching games use the people and stories from the book.

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Introduction and Part 1: The Idea

What deep work and shallow work are, why focused work is worth more than ever, why so few workplaces make room for it, and why it makes work more satisfying.

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Flashcards: 16
Pair match: 16
Introduction and Part 1: The Idea – Flashcards
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Card #1

Intro 1: Deep Work

Card #2

Intro 2: Shallow Work

Card #3

Intro 3: The Deep Work Hypothesis

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Introduction and Part 1: The Idea – Pair match
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Mark Twain writes Tom Sawyer in a shed so far from the house that his family blows a horn to call him in for meals↔Deep work
A 2012 McKinsey study finds knowledge workers spend over 60 percent of the week on email and online searching↔Shallow work
A consultant whose job fits in an Excel macro locks himself in a room with only textbooks, learns to code, and more than doubles his salary↔The deep work hypothesis
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