This week in a Life of Focus centred on the fact that humans are hard wired to enjoy creating over consuming things. Cal and Scott offered advise to select and enjoy creative hobbies. These creative hobbies are to fill the void created by our digital declutter.
Cal kicks off the week by highlighting that our digital lives are driven much more by consumption than by creation. He explains how the act of creation can be meaningful and rewarding in itself. This focus on creating creative hobbies is important as it can be restorative when done in addition to deep work.
They continue by offering some tips to help make your new creative hobbies as enjoyable and beneficial as possible. Some points include: focusing on the process over outcome and the perils associated with digital hobbies.
The final lesson of the week contemplates boredom. Cal explains how boredom is a craving like hunger and should not be ignored. He advocated that boredom should be respected as it demands useful activity.
My extra circular study this week consisted of studying the first four principles Scott developed for Ultralearning (Metalearning, focus, directness, and drill). This principals compliment the concepts covered in a Life of Focus, especially the second principal focus. The other principles are more suited to the deep working technical and tactics.
These last few weeks, this one included have suffered greatly as a result of social engagements. My deep work total this week was 11 hours, four hours short of my target. I have also concerns that my failure to batch tasks correctly is resulting increased attention residue from switching.
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