Productivity is not characterized by how connected we feel to others or how quickly we can respond to all of our emails, notifications, and messages. The amount of small tasks we can complete in a specific timeframe does not translate the depth or significance of each task. In our society, we are moving at an increasingly fast rate, causing us to forget the profit of devoting our attention to extraordinary ventures, ones that cause us to ask questions, research deeply, evaluate our perspectives, and challenge the viewpoints of others.
Though deep work can be intimidating in a shallow world, we cannot forfeit deep work, as it is essential to improving our society. We must begin to challenge ourselves to be intentional about how we spend our time. Instead of wasting our time away in insignificant efforts, we need to ready ourselves to step away from the digital stimuli and turn our energy toward deeply engaging practices. In our efforts, we should seek to be insightful, perceptive, and understanding.
To return to productivity, we must embrace a slow-paced route. Productivity is about quality more than quantity. To rebuild focus, restore concentration, produce valuable results in our work, and utilize our cognition for our betterment, we must be willing to assess our current relationships with our devices, limit distraction, restructure our schedules, and plunge into the deep. In working deeply, we will achieve our potential and produce our best work. We will mature into better versions of ourselves and better humans with the willingness to think deeply, work deeply, and continually pursue the depths.
Sola's Thoughts 