In today’s distracted yet competitive workplace, ignore this practical guide to Deep Work at your own peril! “David Brooks summarizes this reality more bluntly: ‘ think like artists but work like accountants.’”

The good news is that this book is not merely an acknowledgement of the problem it provides rules, theories and suggestions you can follow and apply to your own life and work. Unfortunately for those looking for a quick fix, Newport makes painfully clear - both with guidelines, as well as examples from his own endeavors - why deep concentration is an ability that needs to be trained, not an internal switch you can simply flick on or off.

In other words: without time spent engaged in Deep Work, one can’t deliver extraordinary results. This need is evident from a formula proposed by the author: High-Quality Work Produced = (Time Spent) x (Intensity of Focus) The author explains why the need for distraction-free concentration in today’s world is on the increase, while at the same time this skill is ever rarer to find and cultivate. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard to replicate.” Some of those are unavoidable, but we should tame them, so we have more time for Deep Work, which Newport defines as follows: “Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. The latter consists of emails, meetings and other rituals of the modern workplace. In one sentence: for anyone who has problems focussing on their work or getting the stuff that matters done, look no further this is the book for you.Ĭal Newport divides our work into two categories: 1) Deep Work and 2) Shallow Work. Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted WorldĪuthor: Cal Newport Genre: nonfiction productivity, work, self-improvement Rating: 4/5

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