Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Jan 2016 · Sold by Grand Central Publishing
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From a New York Times bestselling author, learn to master one of our economy’s rarest skills–the ability to focus–and achieve groundbreaking results.
Deep work is the power to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time–a superpower in our increasingly competitive economy. In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport presents four rules for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill:
1. Work Deeply
2. Embrace Boredom
3. Quit Social Media
4. Drain the Shallows
A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, Deep Work uses examples from Carl Jung to social media pioneers to demonstrate how great thinkers have focused their minds in a nonstop world.
Deep work is the power to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time–a superpower in our increasingly competitive economy. In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport presents four rules for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill:
1. Work Deeply
2. Embrace Boredom
3. Quit Social Media
4. Drain the Shallows
A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, Deep Work uses examples from Carl Jung to social media pioneers to demonstrate how great thinkers have focused their minds in a nonstop world.
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4.6
102 reviews
Krisu
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June 7, 2022
Ironically, I can't pay attention when reading this book. I'm trying to learn the main points and tips of deep work, but I have to read through paragraphs and paragraphs of real-life examples and big word fluff before I can get to the real important bits that would help. Maybe this is just my bad attention span, but I've read other, more straight to the point books, and I find myself easily invested into those.
James Sumitra
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August 10, 2018
Very much enjoyed reading this book. There was several items I can take to improve my deep work thinking. The more reading into the book allowed me to utilize the skills fairly quickly and finishing the book in a record time by utilizing some of these skils...and yes that included leaving facebook during the time.
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Harold Mars III
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January 25, 2017
A really excellent book, and a very thought-provoking (and action-spurring) read. I appreciate Cal Newport's ability and willingness to clearly articulate the hard, but rewarding landscape of what it means to engage in "deep work." He has impacted my thinking greatly and spurred me to change.
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About the author
Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University and a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, So Good They Can't Ignore You, and Deep Work, which have been published in over 35 languages. He is a regular contributor to the New Yorker, the New York Times, and WIRED, a frequent guest on NPR, and the host of the popular Deep Questions podcast.
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