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Context  This is my last term of college, my last 4 months in school. And I'm off to a good start. I'm taking a light but non-trivial course load (12-credit, 8 credits of tough stuffs and 4 credits of meh), and I guess it is not much of an achievement to say I'm doing alright.  The difference is in how it's starting to look and feel in terms of my mood, energy and time. Sure the courses may have barely started, but never before have I complete every pre-reading before class, finish my assignments / responsibilities in time, and continue to maintain a great deal of activities in my personal life from reading books to writing essays, from gaming to watching NBA. And friends, workout, piano, staying alive, ...  The Single Greatest Cheat of All Time  I still haven't dedicate a blog post to the book Why We Sleep  by Matthew Walkers despite mentioning it in almost every blog or social media post as of late. Its impact so great on me, I am not ready to wri...

Context Upon completing Why We Sleep: Unlocking The Power of Sleep and Dreams  by Matthew Walker, I promptly picked up a new book: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Work in a Distracted World  by Cal Newport.  Overall, the book positively impacted me in 2 ways, yet at the same time I had quite a bit of "problems" with between his logical gaps and boasting of accomplishments or anecdotal evidence to his methods. Before I continue, let's quote the book's definition of Deep Work - "Professional activities performed in a state of distraction free concentration that push your cognitive ability to their limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skills, and are hard to replicate"  Its definition is highly similar to that of flow (link to wikipedia) , but slightly more specific.  Let's focus on the goodies first.  How Did The Book Positively Impact Me For one , the book drilled deep in why Deep Work is extremely hard in the modern world. The ...