Deep and Shallow Work: Is High-Value, Focused Work Deep or Shallow? JULY2017 Meetup Meeting Minutes
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GTD DC | Deep and Shallow Work: Is High-Value, Focused Work Deep or Shallow? Meetup Meeting Minutes
Date: 19 July 2017
Attendees: Ray, Karl, Namath, Ken, Ke
Location: K St. Cosi
Challenges Forum:
Topic: App Growth:
developers.google.com - they have playbooks ( as e-books) access via google play;
Entrepreneurs HQ - virtual summits; membership site - can see current and archived content; how to market to various social media networks (building and finding your audience)
Find a community content management strategy
Meetup roadshow embracing the tech community
Find the people doing the certification & market to them
DC Tech meetup; getting announcement out to local groups
Topic : Setting up GTD in a limited physical environment; has the scansnap scanner but still have backlog of items to scan; filing cabinet is basement not nearby
Alternative scanners: The wireless edition scanner, Handheld portable scanner
Co-worker space
Desk cabinet
Shed- idea for backyard office
Rolling standing desk
Visual map- draw out home and try to find areas for creating office space
Ensure you stay clear via weekly review to keep the stress down
Topic: Help with developing a music library; to prepare for spin classes
Check out Spotify mood music
iTunes - Apple Music
Electronic Dance Music - EDM subgenres (e.g Drum N Bass, Dance, Trance, House)
VEVO - channel - has major music make playlists via YouTube
Spin Instructor music apps on AppStore
Music site redundancy
Google Play music
Discussion Topic: Deep and Shallow Work: Is High-Value, Focused Work Deep or Shallow
Deepwork is defined is work in which you take long periods of highly focused time to complete the action ; Focused on the weight of the VALUE of what's produced
Makes the assumptions that focus is required, time is required
We tend to focus more on shallow work these days
Being able to engage in deep work is becoming a skill
Example: coming up with a million dollar idea in the shower; shallow work can create the same valued idea as deep work
Shallow work is very seductive
Muscle Memory type activities (e.g learning Tai-Chi) its escalates a natural learning scale as you move up belts but - where is the depth
Shallow work is light bc its not as important?
Deep work (per Ken) quiet time to really think - isn’t that just a project?
Deepwork can be seen as subset of flow
Mindfulness exercises help with Focus
Looking at the higher horizon to know what the value is of what your working on; more of skills acquisition issue
Regarding resiliency (job security) - left brain solution Daniel Pink A whole new brain
Professional activities performed in a state of cognitive ; not flow, (Grab definition from book) in contrast shallow work cognitively undemanding, logistically style task often performed while distracted
2 core tenants ; quickly master & produce at elite level
Book can help you get re-calibrated towards long term goals and make space (head/physical) towards that
The book concepts are not just limited to knowledge workers; workforce skills re-development needs to happen in other industries
How do you apply this in your GTD lifestyle:
After you get clear - what are you doing after the weekly review
Know thy self - know the type of work you need to know; knowing your work styles; your fail points
Maintenance level of GTD (opens up the space) so that you can get to taking care of the larger projects
Must schedule it with yourself - keep the commitment ( think of like something critical like MORTGAGE< FEEDING THE BABY)
Project list - index helps keep a baseline of what type of things I'm doing deep work for
Adjudicate workflow issues during the WR window; don’t let it impeded getting the tasks complete (aka don’t fiddle around; keep going on task and capture issue)
Resources Sharing: Books
Super human by Habit
Small teaching - James Lang
Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert
Work Simply- Carson
**Fiction** - Redwall Series (fantasy adventure)
Habit - source original book by William James
Announcements:
Evernote Course for Business Owners - Ray in progress of developing
Ray needs to know the paint points with evernote; what you need from the system -email him directly
#Prodchat weekly chat Wed 8pm - @TWITTER
Prod Book Group next call 23 Sept - Book ‘ Power of choice’ noon EST
GTD Party Habitica - Role Playing Game - please join our party if interested
New Podcast - productivity cast - looking for female productivity coach - reach out to Ray
16 AUG - Cosi Kst
Productivity Events Calendar - there's a form if you would like to nominate or inform Ray - a google calendar - http://rsidneysmith.com/productivity/calendar/