Hyper Productivity

Deep work, getting in zone are getting harder with so many distractions around. However, with competition in market skyrocketing and tens of things competing for your time and attention, today is the need for getting things done faster. Further, there is an ever growing need of building new skills and performing novel work. Novel ideas get rewarded the most along with work which cannot be replicated by anyone else.

Deep Work
Deep work is performing activities in a distraction free state of mind wherein the cognitive capacities are pushed to their limits. This is the time, where you can get maximum done with highest quality in minimum time.

Shallow Work
Shallow work is work done with distractions and unthinkingly where you are just filling hours. Shallow work is where you are distracted hence taking more time and producing less quality outcomes. This ultimately leads to frustration and to a point where you don’t like what you are doing like your job.

How Deep Work done
The first strategy to achieve deep work is to know thats its a skill which needs practice and you get better with time. Initially you would be hardly able to get 15 mins of actual deep work but with constant practice you can increase it to 4-5 hours a day. Follow these guidelines and they would give you a good starting point:

• Consciously ignore distractions:Everyone gets distracted, its how the brain is wired. The part of brain which does the work has to compete with the part which likes distractions. You have to continuously ignore all distractions like buzzing phone or that sound of ping on some chat application.
• Importance: Continuously remind your self that the work you are doing is really important and other things can wait. Once you are practicing this your mind would start trusting you in deciding whats important.
• Slow down on impulses: We tend to react too fast on a thought like “Oh let me check if I locked my car or not.” Remember these are tricks played by the part of mind which likes distractions to win over the part which wants you to work deeply.

Don’t Give up
Remember that good habits needs you to give up the bad habits and are difficult to master. However, good habits are the ones which would lead you to your success story and bigger rewards. Hence, practice deep work which you really make you hyper productive.