January 2026 Journal
i realised whats difference between reading and learning when i was try to move 100MB file in my pen drive.... when i read i think i know but when i was not able to do even this simple task , then only i realised i read it incorrectly or i not read properly.
everything i read with my mobile... that means distracted reading.. only focus on reading not on next word, what it means , what concept it giving , you barely focus and sometimes skip sentence that you think you know it already. that is the major difference between reading and learning.
learn like this : read full understanding comprehension read line by line, ask whats the concept and what this thing means, what is exact concept behind it ? not just reading for sake of reading or surface skimming reading. only attention and focus lead to learning , no multitasking and no distraction , mobile screen +notifications kill your focus very fast.
so i have to do this method now for all books and article that i read and i see result super fast if i implement proper way of reading.
now next is about salary and money philosophy , most people are scared or dance around salary than acquiring skill , they think salary is important then money comes then skill later. this is wrong. skill lead to money and money lead to security that give freedom and until you have money that protected your security or protection then only you able to do deep stuff. that is why i need money as first goal in short term , but still as a long term i have to build that skill.
i have to think about this cause of skill > money > freedom model and how my workflow and my progress which i do daily work. so i have to also fight with distraction while i am reading also.. i am reading many article and books without actually getting learnd or idea from that, that is bad reading habit, i have to read slowly and by understanding every line.
now how i will do deep work in my life is this : i will set a plan for next day before sleep , and i will schedule my day with list of thing to do and also with time, what i have to do after i wake up. this i feel it will force me to follow the plan and schedule. i also notice that i loose control of plan when i not schedule it time by time. that cause distraction and bad status quo of getting lost and then procrasinate .
next thing is that i noticed that when i do deep work i feel more satisfaction after completing deep work job and i feel confident and my brain deeply feels restful than shallow work like youtube or internet browsing.. that feel relaxed and calm.
last thing i noticed is that when you start your deep work , always start with difficult part that cause friction first then second easy part that you think easy to do.