Name: 每天可以進行多少深度工作？| 卡爾-紐波特的深度問題 (How Much Deep Work is Possible Per Day? | Deep Questions with Cal Newport)
Uploaded: 2025-03-20T03:24:55.000Z
Duration: 3 min 14 s

All right, our next question here comes from Freddy.

好的，下一個問題來自弗雷迪。

Freddy says, is the following understanding of deep work durations correct?

Freddy 說，以下對深度工作持續時間的理解是否正確？

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Right, then he goes on to elaborate, when deep work is geared towards deliberate practice, something like learning how to program, only four hours can be sustained per day, since deliberate practice is inherently not fun when you're stretching your abilities.

沒錯，然後他繼續闡述道，當深度練習是面向刻意練習時，比如學習如何編程，每天只能堅持 4 個小時，因為刻意練習本來就不是一件有趣的事情，因為你的能力會受到限制。

when deep work is geared towards work that can generate a flow state, something like writing computer programs, it can be extended to eight hours or maybe even 10.

當深度工作是針對能產生流動狀態的工作時，比如編寫計算機程序，它可以延長到 8 小時，甚至 10 小時。

So Freddy, that's that's more or less correct.

所以，弗雷迪的說法大致正確。

So that four hour limit that I mentioned in my book Deep Work really came from a study of deliberate practice, it was actually an Anders Ericsson paper studying violin players.

所以，我在《深度工作》一書中提到的四小時限制，其實來自於對刻意練習的研究，它實際上是安德斯-愛立信研究小提琴演奏者的一篇論文。

Other type of deep work, yes, you can do much longer.

其他類型的深度工作，是的，你可以做得更久。

So remember, for something to be counted as deep work, it needs two attributes, it has to be cognitively demanding, so it can't be trivial, um, and it has to be done without distraction.

是以，請記住，要將某件事情算作深度工作，它需要具備兩個屬性：它必須對認知能力有要求，是以它不能是瑣碎的，嗯，而且必須在不分心的情況下完成。

So no context shifting, you're giving your full attention to the effort, you're not also checking email, you're not also checking your phone.

所以，不要轉移情境，你要全神貫注地投入工作，不要同時查看電子郵件和手機。

That covers a lot of activities, included a lot of activities though, uh, that though not super simple, because it has to be cognitively demanding, there are things you could do all day long.

這涵蓋了很多活動，包括很多雖然不是超級簡單的活動，因為它必須對認知能力有很高的要求，但有些事情你可以做一整天。

Right, a lot of deep work is not nearly as intense as a professional musician trying to push their skill to the next level.

沒錯，很多深層次的工作還不如專業音樂家努力將自己的技能推向更高水平來得緊張。

So yes, most deep work you can do much longer than four hours.

是以，是的，大多數深層次的工作你可以做得比四個小時更長。

Even deliberate practice, most people are going to do longer than four hours because they don't do it nearly as intensely as professional musicians, I I think most people are just not familiar with with about how cognitively intense real practice actually is.

即使是刻意練習，大多數人的練習時間也會超過四小時，因為他們的練習強度遠不及專業音樂家。

That's what it looks like when you're deliberate practicing at your full extent.

這就是你在刻意練習時全力以赴的樣子。

That you can't do more than four hours, but most people aren't anywhere near that level of intensity, so typically what I tell people is, don't fret too much about these limits for deep work numbers or thresholds, you're fine.

你不能做超過四個小時，但大多數人並沒有達到這種強度，所以我通常會告訴人們，不要太在意這些深度工作的數量限制或閾值，你沒問題的。

Just make sure you're doing deep work on a regular basis.

只要確保定期做深層次的工作就可以了。