The Importance of Deep Work and the 30-Hour Method for Learning a New Skill
One thing I cannot understand is why we have both:<p>(a) a long history of research proving to us that principles like &quot;High-Quality Work Produced = (Time Spent) x (Intensity of Focus)&quot; are accurate and highly related to extracting the most economically valuable outputs from knowledge workers.<p>(b) open plan offices.<p>Maybe the tech industry is daunting for newcomers because we cram people into a sardine can, give them a ping pong paddle and a craft beer, and say &quot;don&#x27;t go home tonight until you&#x27;ve Disrupted Everything.&quot;