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Read the Wall Street Journal Bestseller for "cultivating intense focus" for fast, powerful performance results for achieving success and true meaning in one's professional life (Adam Grant, author of Give and Take).
Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep-spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there's a better way.
In DEEP WORK, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill.
1. Work Deeply2. Embrace Boredom 3. Quit Social Media4. Drain the Shallows
A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, DEEP WORK takes the reader on a journey through memorable stories-from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air-and no-nonsense advice, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored. DEEP WORK is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world.
An Amazon Best Book of 2016 Pick in Business & LeadershipWall Street Journal Business BestsellerA Business Book of the Week at 800-CEO-READ
Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep-spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there's a better way.
In DEEP WORK, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill.
1. Work Deeply2. Embrace Boredom 3. Quit Social Media4. Drain the Shallows
A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, DEEP WORK takes the reader on a journey through memorable stories-from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air-and no-nonsense advice, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored. DEEP WORK is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world.
An Amazon Best Book of 2016 Pick in Business & LeadershipWall Street Journal Business BestsellerA Business Book of the Week at 800-CEO-READ
- Format: Hardcover
- Author: Newport, Cal
- ISBN: 9781455586691
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 8.50 x 1.00
- Number Of Pages: 304
- Publication Year: 2016
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English
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Matthew M. - 6 years 4 months agoA few years into my teaching, my work philosophy did a 180. Between a full load of teaching and taking two graduate courses, I began to drown. My teaching suffered, my studies suffered, and I needed to change how I spent my precious time. I bought Deep Work by Cal Newport and devoured it over a weekend. Deep Work radically changed my career approach. Cal argues that our own distractions limit us from reaching our full potential and he shares how to enter this state of deep work. Quite frankly, it isn’t some cheap trick to accomplish more. Plenty of other folks have written that awful kind of book. Deep work necessitates intense focus, undistracted time, and the will to consistently follow through. Garnering a better work/life balance has been an unexpected benefit of deep work, along with overall career satisfaction and personal growth. Cal Newport’s approach has made an immense impact on how I teach my students, on how strong I finished my Masters degree, and how I continue to carry on my independent studies. This method is demanding, but absolutely worth it. Although I have much to learn about better applying this deep work philosophy, I can only imagine what a mess I’d be in without it.
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Great Book
Daniel S. - 6 years 5 months agoOne of the best books I have ever read. Not only has it affected my work habits, but it also has influenced my every day to day life. Being able to disconnect and spend my time doing the things that bring real value to me has been very freeing.
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Interesting!
MAGGIE F. - 6 years 5 months agoHeard about this book on NPR and it’s a fascinating concept. Newport is a great writer.