#intelligence #mind #knowledge #epistemology # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought # Deep work [[Hard work]] let's call it play instead. **Deep work** is done during [[Think week]]s, or whenever you want, but it's better to [[Sprints are more efficient than marathons|sprint and rest than run marathons and crash]]. What people do not understand is that humans are exposed to much more [[Information|information]] since [[The Internet]] and [[Computing|computer]]s, but building these [[Computing|computer]]s made us realise that the human [[Mind|mind]] is not so different from an artificial [[Computing|computer]], and that you are limited in computing power. If you have a [[Mind|mind]] full of [[Information|information]] you will not be able to process what you want efficiently, when you RAM is full, you are slow!! Deep work is about wearing earplugs, only receiving [[Information|information]] aligned with your sprint goal, nothing else, [[Via Negativa|Less is more]] Solving hard problems is fun when you have a slightly wide understanding of the world. System 2, non-[[Monkey Brain]] ## Definition Long focused intellectual activity [[Sigmund Freud]] would go into [[Think week]], alone, that's a fucking deep work. ### Time restriction - rather "do X in 2 hours" than "today I'll do X" ### Information restriction - from the moment you wake up, [[Via Negativa|less information might be more performance]], depending on the task to achieve - remove [[Noise|noise]] - use app blockers, disable all devices, wear earplugs if necessary - look the ground if going outside (homogeneous patterns, no new [[Information|information]]) ### Examples - Pushing [[Compound Knowledge]] further (math, physics...) - [[Philosophy/Innovation]] - [[Programming|coding]] # Shallow work ![[Shallow work]]