Deep Work - Cal Newport

Deep Work

By Cal Newport

  • Release Date: 2016-01-05
  • Genre: Management & Leadership
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Description

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.

Reviews

  • Excellent book!

    5
    By xxMac
    A good way to commit a sizable time each day to doing something meaningful and producing usable content.

  • On point!

    5
    By Picknanup
    I have been struggling to continue working in a job i have had for over 30 years. This job has always provided challenges and great satisfaction until recent years. I now realize this is because I have allowed far too much shallowness into my routine and cannot focus on anything meaningful. This book woke me up to this fact and I have already made significant changes (before I even finished reading it!). So far I am much happier and, as I continue eliminating distractions, I expect to only be more satisfied in my work. Thank you Cal for a wonderful wake-up-call! Joe

  • Highly recommend

    5
    By Wero_98
    Great read. I would gift this to all the people close to me so that they could understand the long term impact of deep work.

  • Read it

    5
    By ilya the speedy russian
    A great read if you find yourself feeling like you’re constantly distracted and want to develop better work habits

  • Awesome title and book

    5
    By Themig6
    I am 55 years old and I consume books constantly. This ranks in my top 5 ever. Could not put it down and have never read a book so fast. Excellent advise, blunt but the truth everyone needs to hear.

  • Excellent

    5
    By Rover2021Daws
    Excellent

  • Just what I needed at the right time

    4
    By Dwellman
    This book is being read at a time I am inundated with huge volumes of distraction at work, and in home-based projects. Email, social media, endless calls, meetings, supposed emergencies, etc. Now I have ideas on how to tackle the noise and will set up ways to measure my successes—or lack of successes.

  • Similar to Digital Minimalism, but still relevant

    4
    By robdog151
    Lots of great examples and ideas to being more focused. I can tell Cal greatly benefits from Deep Work and I plan to implement these tactics.

  • Good Reminder. Wish book was more concise.

    1
    By Kelley U
    Certainly a good reminder of why depth in work matters. Book was only average in insights and riddled with personal stories. Main points could be written in 20 pages or so. In fact, reading all the words in this book would be classified as “shallow work”.

  • Life changing

    5
    By Terrance B
    I decided to make the goal of finishing this book while on vacation after hearing so many great things. It certainly didn’t disappoint. I now have the appropriate mindset of taking my mindshare back (think social media and distractions) that gives me that deep, slightly disturbing feeling that leaving these distracting habits behind is what will propel me forward in the things I wanted to do. Without going too specific, if you seek what I seek, (control of your mind, time, and space) the chance to do work that you’ll be proud of when your time’s up, don’t waste it. Start by reading it here.

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