The tycoons of social media have to stop pretending that they’re friendly nerd gods building a better world and admit they’re just tobacco farmers in… - Cal Newport

to succeed with deep work you must rewire your brain to be comfortable resisting distracting stimuli. This doesn’t mean that you have to eliminate distracting behaviors; it’s sufficient that you instead eliminate the ability of such behaviors to hijack your attention. The simple strategy proposed here of scheduling Internet blocks goes a long way toward helping you regain this attention autonomy.

there’s nothing wrong with connectivity, but if you don’t balance it with regular doses of solitude, its benefits will diminish.

Leisure Lesson #3: Seek activities that require real-world, structured social interactions.