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#42: Your most valuable asset isn\u2019t your house, car or retirement portfolio. It\u2019s your attention.\n Most knowledge workers spend their day frantically hopping between meetings, emails, phone calls and social media.\n But that\u2019s not the best way to stand out in the modern economy.\n Emails are necessary, says author and professor Cal Newport. They\u2019ll keep you from getting fired. But they won\u2019t get you promoted.\n 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. \n That means if you can train your mind to resist the common distractions we all face, you\u2019ll become more valuable in the workplace, whether you\u2019re self-employed or traditionally employed.\n The problem, however, is that most of us are intimidated by\xa0deep work. We welcome distractions from difficult tasks that take a toll on our brain power.\n For more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/cal-newport/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices