How to Live With Purpose in a World of Distraction (8 Quotes That Impacted Me)
What Cal Newport’s Deep Work taught me about time, attention, and building a life that actually matters.
What if I told you the key to mastering your time, creating your purpose, and hearing the voice of the aether—starts with protecting your attention?
TL;DR:
This week, I revisited Deep Work by Cal Newport while reflecting on my recent article about “space” and “time.”
It led me to eight timeless lessons—on focus, discipline, flow, rest, and crafting a life of purpose.
Each quote reveals a new layer of how to guard your mind in a world built to hijack it.
In this article, I walk you through those eight lessons and how I’ve been applying them in real life—while preparing a deeper dive for paid subscribers on the portals of space and time.
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