Less mental clutter means more mental resources available for deep thinking. - Cal Newport

In such a culture, we should not be surprised that deep work struggles to compete against the shiny thrum of tweets, likes, tagged photos, walls, posts, and all the other behaviors that we’re now taught are necessary for no other reason than that they exist.

Stop focusing on these little details,” it told me. “Focus instead on becoming better.

Who you are, what you think, feel, and do, what you love — is the sum of what you focus on.” In