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particularly pretentious, the principle of factor sparsity.

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  The  studies  I  cite  are  looking  at  the  activity  of  deliberate  practice—which  substantially  (but  not  completely)
overlaps  our  definition  of  deep  work.  For  our  purposes  here,  deliberate  practice  is  a  good  specific  stand.in  for  the
general category of cognitively demanding tasks to which deep work belongs.

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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Introduction
PART 1: The Idea
Chapter 1: Deep Work Is Valuable
Chapter 2: Deep Work Is Rare
Chapter 3: Deep Work Is Meaningful
PART 2: The Rules
Rule #1: Work Deeply
Rule #2: Embrace Boredom
Rule #3: Quit Social Media
Rule #4: Drain the Shallows
Conclusion
Also by Cal Newport
Notes
Newsletters
Copyright

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Document Outline

• Title Page
• Welcome
• Introduction
• PART 1: The Idea
  • Chapter 1: Deep Work Is Valuable
  • Chapter 2: Deep Work Is Rare
  • Chapter 3: Deep Work Is Meaningful
• PART 2: The Rules
  • Rule #1: Work Deeply
  • Rule #2: Embrace Boredom
  • Rule #3: Quit Social Media
  • Rule #4: Drain the Shallows
• Conclusion
• Also by Cal Newport
• Notes
• Newsletters
• Table of Contents
• Copyright