The Telling...

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Last one folks...


Why DEEP WORK is So Valuable, with Cal Newport

"Deep Work" by Cal Newport

"Your most valuable asset isn’t your house, car or
retirement portfolio. It’s your attention.

Most knowledge workers spend their day frantically
hopping between meetings, emails, phone calls
and social media.

But that’s not the best way to stand out in the
modern economy.

Emails are necessary, says author and professor Cal Newport.
They’ll keep you from getting fired. But they won’t get you
promoted.

In fact, his Deep Work Hypothesis states that the ability
to do deep work is becoming more rare, yet at the same
time, more valuable.

That means if you can train your mind to resist the
common distractions we all face, you’ll become more
valuable in the workplace, whether you’re self-employed
or traditionally employed.

The problem, however, is that most of are intimidated
by deep work. We welcome distractions from difficult
tasks that take a toll on our brain power.

How can you re-arrange your life to enhance Deep Work?
Here are a few tips:

#1: Recognize that every hour you spend on “shallow work”
is an hour that you’re not spending on deep, rare, valuable work.

#2: Don’t just focus on “cutting” — chopping email, cutting
social media. That’s a good start, but it’s not enough.

Instead, ask the question: “What’s the ideal deep work
vs. shallow work ratio?” — how many hours should I spend
on each one? — and structure your workday accordingly.

For example, you might decide to spend your time 50/50
on deep vs. shallow work. If that’s your ideal arrangement, you
might spend the first four hours of your workday
— 8 am to 12 noon — invested in deep work. Then take a
break for lunch, and spend the second half of your
workday — 1 pm to 5 pm — answering emails, participating
in meetings, etc.

Alternately, you could break up your deep work into
chunks — 8 am to 10 am, then 3 pm to 5 pm.
Use the 10 am – 3 pm stretch for the necessary
shallow work of emails, meetings and phone calls.

As a third option, you might block off 2.5 days per week for
deep work, and devote the other 2.5 days to shallow work.

However you arrange the workday, the most important takeaway
is that you consciously choose your ideal deep-to-shallow ratio, and
then structure your time accordingly.

#3: Let go of the “Any Benefit” decision-making model, in which
you’ll invest time into any social media platform, app or tool that
may provide some benefit.

Recognize that many tools might provide benefits, but each tool
contains a serious time and energy cost. Therefore, you shouldn’t
adopt a new tool, app or social media platform unless you’re
convinced it’ll create demonstrable value.

Deep work also isn’t something that you cram into the margins
of your life. To the contrary, focusing on deep work allows you to
boost your productivity at work and feel more fully present at home.

Newport discusses the concept of Deep Work, and shares tips on
how to apply this to our lives..."

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[Greco]

La Milonga del Treno - "Te extraño" (Mayte Martín/Mariano Díaz)

"Te extraño...
como se extrañan las noches sin estrellas
como se extrañan las mañanas bellas
no estar contigo por Dios que me hace daño...

Te extraño...
cuando camino cuando lloro cuando rio
cuando el sol brilla
cuando hace mucho frio
porque te siento como algo tan mio.

Te extraño...
como los arboles extrañan el otoño,
en esas noches que no concibo el sueño
no te imaginas amor como te extraño.

Te extraño...
a cada paso que siento solitario
cada momento que estoy viviendo a diario
estoy muriendo amor porque te extraño.

Te extraño...
cuando la aurora comienza a dar colores
con tus virtudes, con todos tus errores
por lo que quieras, no se...
pero te extraño...."

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Maybe Martín - "No sé tú"

como quisiera decírtelo...

Greco

[Greco]

"ACARÍCIAME POR DENTRO"

Greco

"Acaríciame por dentro,
la carne del pensamiento y del corazón,
es tanto lo que te quiero
que no me cabe en la piel, ni en el dolor.
Es tanto lo que te quiero
que por encima del tiempo
tú serás mi último amor.

Bajo tu piel de seda
vive mi corazón cautivo,
y amarrá con tus cadenas
no muero porque no vivo.
Bajo tu piel de seda
vive mi corazón cautivo,
y en el valle de esta pena
se me pierden los sentidos.

No voy a recrearme en el dolor, yo te quiero,
por siempre vives en mi corazón,
yo te siento y no importa cuánta lluvia
caiga sobre tu recuerdo, yo te quiero.
Y sea lo que sea lo que siento, yo te quiero."

[Greco]

"Algo contigo"

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[Greco]

One Breath Around The World

Guillaume Néry

"NEW FILM: Our new short film (12 min) is finally out.
Turn out the light, put your headphones and freedive
with me around the world

This great adventure was possible thanks to the support
of a great team* Julie Gautier, my wife. One more
time she did an AMAZING work. Everything she is shooting
with her camera become magic. Of course, she shot as usual
all the images on breath hold!..."

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"This is why I free dive": A journey into the deep | William Trubridge | TEDxChristchurch


"Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hold your breath for
minutes on end, descending 300 feet and more under water?
In this extraordinary talk -- part meditation, part heart-stopping adventure
-- world champion freediver William Trubridge not only takes you there, but
offers a profound answer to the question: "Why do you do it?"

In 2005 William was the first freediver to dive at Dean's Blue Hole,
now recognised as the world's premier freediving venue and site of the
annual Vertical Blue event.
There he broke his first world record in the discipline of
CNF (Constant Weight No Fins) in April 2007, diving to 81m.
Since then he has broken this record multiple times. In 2010 he
became the first human to descend to 100m (330 feet) during
Project Hector, an event aimed at bringing awareness to the plight
of New Zealand's critically endangered Hector's and Maui's Dolphins
species. In July 2016 he furthered this record to 102m (334 feet) as
part of the Steinlager "Born to Defy" project, which was broadcast
live to New Zealand television. William also holds the world record in
Free Immersion, with 124m (406 feet), set at Vertical Blue in May 2016.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format
but independently organized by a local community...."

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