Justin Sung on Metacognition

Thinking about thinking…

Deep Work

A new post from Justin Sung: How to Effortlessly Enter DEEP WORK on Command. I assume “deep work” has something to do with Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. But basically I guess they are talking about flow.

DFUZ:

Distinguish; feelings from thoughts from actions
Fake; act like a motivated person and do the actions
Uptime; spend more time on tasks as you get better at it
Zone; make sure your environment is distration free, if you find yourself distracted make a note about what distracted you so you can remove it in future

I found Justin’s TEDx talk over here: Stop Studying. Start Learning.

I am officially a fan of @JustinSung. Recently I watched How to Remember Everything You Read. His process PACER is:

Procedural (how to) -> Practice (actually do the thing)
Analogous (relating to what we already know) -> Critique (how good is the analogy)
Conceptual (the what, facts, relationships, etc) -> Mapping (e.g. mind mapping, diagrams)
Evidence (makes conceptual information more concrete) -> Store and Rehearse (solve problems, answer questions)
Reference (nitty gritty specifics) -> Store and Rehearse (as with Evidence, consider flash cards)