Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
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- Author：Cal Newport
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Summary
Popular blogger Cal Newport reveals the new key to achieving success and true meaning in professional life - the ability to master distraction。 Many modern knowledge workers now spend most of their brain power battling distraction and interruption， whether because of the incessant pinging of devices， noisy open-plan offices or the difficulty of deciding what deserves your attention the most。 When Cal Newport coined the term 'deep work' on his popular blog， Study Hacks， in 2012， he found the concept quickly hit a nerve。 Most of us， after all， are excruciatingly familiar with shallow work instead - distractedly skimming the surface of our workload and never getting to the important part。 Newport began exploring the methods and mindset that foster a practice of distraction-free productivity at work， and now， in DEEP WORK， he shows how anyone can achieve this elusive state。 Through revealing portraits of both historical and modern-day thinkers， academics and leaders in the fields of technology， science and culture， and their deep work habits， Newport shares an inspiring collection of tools to wring every last drop of value out of your intellectual capacity。 He explains why mastering this shift in work practices is crucial for anyone who intends to stay ahead in a complex information economy， and how to systematically train the mind to focus。 Put simply: developing and cultivating a deep work practice is one of the best decisions we can make in an increasingly distracted world。
Reviews
Carlos Antorán
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Lo mejor que he leído últimamente。 Os lo cuento en @readinthenotes。
Yash
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This is a classic Newport book。 A blog article at best extended into a book。 Anyone who practices as the author puts it， "deep work"， would never pick this book up。 There's little to no information that you can implement in your life to practice deep work。 How can someone talk so much about emails？ If you're busy， just don't respond。 There's a small section about quitting social media in this book and the author also has a book on this as well which was my final confirmation - This guy just talk This is a classic Newport book。 A blog article at best extended into a book。 Anyone who practices as the author puts it， "deep work"， would never pick this book up。 There's little to no information that you can implement in your life to practice deep work。 How can someone talk so much about emails？ If you're busy， just don't respond。 There's a small section about quitting social media in this book and the author also has a book on this as well which was my final confirmation - This guy just talks in circles to make money。To sum up， 1% information， 50% author talking about his accomplishments， 40% garbage and 9% convincing you to buy more of his books。 。。。more
Priyam Saharia
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Useful tips on how to increase concentration so that we can get more done in less time。
Mark Dunker
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I need to be doing more deep work and this gave me some good ideas。 I can get things done but I know that this book will help me to be more focused and be able to do better work。 I should revisit this book in the future。
Tess
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I felt personally attacked by this book， and I mean that in the best way。Mr。 Newport hits the nail on the head in regards to some of the factors that make it almost impossible for modern knowledge workers to focus。 Some of these factors might not be news to you in theory， but hearing someone lay it all out in such a crystal clear manner is a useful exercise。 I also came away with some concrete methods that I could try immediately， both big changes and small， and that's not the case for all work I felt personally attacked by this book， and I mean that in the best way。Mr。 Newport hits the nail on the head in regards to some of the factors that make it almost impossible for modern knowledge workers to focus。 Some of these factors might not be news to you in theory， but hearing someone lay it all out in such a crystal clear manner is a useful exercise。 I also came away with some concrete methods that I could try immediately， both big changes and small， and that's not the case for all work / productivity books。 On top of that， I actually enjoyed reading it。 I've saved the audiobook to go back over a couple of chapters and think a little bit more about some of the ideas。Biggest revelation for me: That lots of shallow work can actually damage your brain's ability to focus。 I've recognized for a long time that the more fragmented / context-switchy my schedule， the less I accomplish and the less I enjoy work。 But the fact that it actually makes it more difficult for you to enter flow states and engage in deep work *even when you've carved out the time* was new information。 😅One criticism: There's one section that talks about how shutting down your thinking about work issues at a certain "shutdown" time every night is crucial。 I agree wholeheartedly。 But what about when you've made a big effort to just Not Thing About Work and then， as soon as you shut your eyes to sleep， there's like a 1930s water ballet of all your work problems dancing around in front of you？ Would love to hear more advice and methods for those who have every intention of turning it off and logically agree that it should be turned off， but simply can't turn it off。 。。。more
Siddhartha Gupta
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Amazing book with a tonne of interesting points。 Focuses on how to work undistractedly and why it is a diminishing skill and yet even more important than it was for a long time and he also suggests techniques such as blocking time and banning social media。 Maybe I will read on the Amish rules so that I can understand how to vet technology and activities。 He sources his material from religious sources， tech people and popular culture。 His other book "How to become a straight A student" provides m Amazing book with a tonne of interesting points。 Focuses on how to work undistractedly and why it is a diminishing skill and yet even more important than it was for a long time and he also suggests techniques such as blocking time and banning social media。 Maybe I will read on the Amish rules so that I can understand how to vet technology and activities。 He sources his material from religious sources， tech people and popular culture。 His other book "How to become a straight A student" provides more microscopic advice for achieving this。 。。。more
kev
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Summary: Focus Hard & Eliminate Distractions
Gemma Hunt
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I liked the concept。It is a good idea to remove all distractions and focus on your most important task for extended amounts of time and to do this on a regular basis。But I got that point almost immediately。The book is far too long in my opinion。 The whole concept could’ve been discussed in a chapter。
Gali Valiente
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I expected a lot from "Deep Work" - with the subtitle "Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World"， but sadly it is disappointingly shallow work。 For those who have actually experienced and acknowledged distractions， I doubt if you never addressed them， and your methods might be in this book already， and you'll probably come up with more that can top this book's list of 'rules。'I was expecting a well-researched book， supported by a comprehensive study from empirical data coming from intervi I expected a lot from "Deep Work" - with the subtitle "Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World"， but sadly it is disappointingly shallow work。 For those who have actually experienced and acknowledged distractions， I doubt if you never addressed them， and your methods might be in this book already， and you'll probably come up with more that can top this book's list of 'rules。'I was expecting a well-researched book， supported by a comprehensive study from empirical data coming from interviews from several subjects since the author is academic， but there are just a few mentions of some tech personalities that go on sabbatical to do their "deep work。" Yes， I do agree with the author's thesis here but there is nothing unique in this book that is radically different from what we can already search on the internet or have experienced ourselves。 A quick google search and the first page of the search results will show some relevant links that you can consume in 10 minutes， and I bet you might be aware of them already。 So， save your time。 。。。more
Ammar Qureshi
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Sometimes we need a logical and rational way to understand our situation in work or personal life， and sometimes only an emotional or hearty read can do that。 This book is quite a mix at some points。I had heard alot about this book about productivity from major instagrammers。 So I wanted to give it a shot。 This book actually built up my basics and strengthened my foundation about how we can be focused and "DEEP" in our work life as well as personal life。The book majorly considers the fact that m Sometimes we need a logical and rational way to understand our situation in work or personal life， and sometimes only an emotional or hearty read can do that。 This book is quite a mix at some points。I had heard alot about this book about productivity from major instagrammers。 So I wanted to give it a shot。 This book actually built up my basics and strengthened my foundation about how we can be focused and "DEEP" in our work life as well as personal life。The book majorly considers the fact that modern distractions are built in a way that they would make ourselves addicted to them and we would have a hard time getting our concentration back on things that truely matters。 Worst of all， these focus-depleting distractions in our life exist and no one has a clue what they are doing to their deep lives。Surely It is a must read。 I would encourage you to give it a chance if you truly want to be more focused and deep in your life。 。。。more
Justin
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Business book: really thought provoking stuff about being present - for work and life in general
Rustin Low
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good information， but nothing revolutionaryI like this for a fresh reminder that good things come from hard work， but this isn’t going in my all time faves list or anything like that。 it’s worth picking up Grit by Duckworth if you’re more “hard data driven” like me and need a little incentive to focus on the deep aspects of work。
Aamir
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Just OkThe book had a small good content that revolved around few professions like acedamics & computer science。 Still some good points raised
Ceejay
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Packed with really good tips！ The writing style was a little dry， though I admit I'm comparing it to "Digital Minimalism"。 Prioritising deep work is so important in this social media era。 Packed with really good tips！ The writing style was a little dry， though I admit I'm comparing it to "Digital Minimalism"。 Prioritising deep work is so important in this social media era。 。。。more
Iyas Utomo
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Buku ini worth it banget buat dibaca， apalagi apa yang diangkat jadi tema utamanya ini sangat related dengan kehidupan zaman sekarang。Kepala manusia kadang dibuat riuh sendiri karena notifikasi dari media sosialnya yang kadang kurang begitu penting， di buku ini kita diajak lebih aware sama hal-hal yang aku yakin banget sebenernya sebagian dari diri kita udah menyadari hal itu tapi lebih milih abai。Ada quote yang nampar banget， sih， buat aku pribadi 。。。 “If you don’t produce， you won’t thrive — n Buku ini worth it banget buat dibaca， apalagi apa yang diangkat jadi tema utamanya ini sangat related dengan kehidupan zaman sekarang。Kepala manusia kadang dibuat riuh sendiri karena notifikasi dari media sosialnya yang kadang kurang begitu penting， di buku ini kita diajak lebih aware sama hal-hal yang aku yakin banget sebenernya sebagian dari diri kita udah menyadari hal itu tapi lebih milih abai。Ada quote yang nampar banget， sih， buat aku pribadi 。。。 “If you don’t produce， you won’t thrive — no matter how skilled or talented you are。” ~ Cal NewportKadang diri terlalu termakan oleh ego merasa mampu ini-itu tanpa ada realisasi sama sekali， sering banget terperangkap di kotak itu， kalau kalian apakah pernah berada di stage yang sama？ 。。。more
Billy
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Read this twice 。。 one my fav book this year :） READ IT if you are the person that is serious in your life and gets the most out of it。I'll SCHEDULE every minute of my day to get the clarity toward my desired outcome and fulfillment。。。How about you？ Read this twice 。。 one my fav book this year :） READ IT if you are the person that is serious in your life and gets the most out of it。I'll SCHEDULE every minute of my day to get the clarity toward my desired outcome and fulfillment。。。How about you？ 。。。more
Alex
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There is some great stuff here and I think the author gives the reader a little credit for flexibility。 It didn’t feel too preachy and I can see myself applying many of the principles here。 It was quick enough to read that I think I could easily revisit it again and that will probably be a good thing。
Turtleman
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Deep work but perhaps not a deep read。 This is a fairly easy read and a worthwhile read， particularly if you want to get more deep work done， but the book does have some filler， and some repetition。 I get it。 The book needs to be so long to be a hefty book， but it is frustrating that the work can’t be the ideal length。 My reading suggestion: Read the introduction， skip part 1， and just read part 2， that contains the “rules” for getting more deep work done。 Some of the book’s suggestions for gett Deep work but perhaps not a deep read。 This is a fairly easy read and a worthwhile read， particularly if you want to get more deep work done， but the book does have some filler， and some repetition。 I get it。 The book needs to be so long to be a hefty book， but it is frustrating that the work can’t be the ideal length。 My reading suggestion: Read the introduction， skip part 1， and just read part 2， that contains the “rules” for getting more deep work done。 Some of the book’s suggestions for getting more deep work done:1）tSet aside blocks of time for your deep work 2）tAvoid checking email when trying to work deeply3）tDon’t take a break when you hit a rough patch but try to continue working4）tKeep track of the amount of time you are doing deep work rather than just keeping busy5）tAvoid distractions like social media that can consume way too much time6）tSet well defined goalsFor more detail and more context read the book， but skip part 1 unless you have plenty of time。 。。。more
Deborah
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Cal Newport is just the best。 He is a breath of fresh air - a counter-cultural voice of reason in a world of distraction and time wasting。 He is ruthlessly logical in his approach to carving out space for deep， concentrated， focused work。 The only critique I have is that most of his examples are related to research professors， authors and code writers。 It's hard to know how to apply these principles an d tips to professions and to know what is "shallow work" in a profession like sales， managemen Cal Newport is just the best。 He is a breath of fresh air - a counter-cultural voice of reason in a world of distraction and time wasting。 He is ruthlessly logical in his approach to carving out space for deep， concentrated， focused work。 The only critique I have is that most of his examples are related to research professors， authors and code writers。 It's hard to know how to apply these principles an d tips to professions and to know what is "shallow work" in a profession like sales， management， or a religious organization。 I'd appreciate more examples that apply to a wider range of professions。 。。。more
Daniel
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You know how the bible has a load of rules and everyone ignores them because they're sometimes contradictory and the main message is just "worship God above all else" and its repeated across 40 books and 1500 pages。 I feel like self-help books are the same- very repetitive， the rules are difficult to follow， and the main point is just elevating an object of worship。Well Cal is elevating PRODUCTIVITY。 There are some tips to learn and his rules about the work day ending are probably good， but I ca You know how the bible has a load of rules and everyone ignores them because they're sometimes contradictory and the main message is just "worship God above all else" and its repeated across 40 books and 1500 pages。 I feel like self-help books are the same- very repetitive， the rules are difficult to follow， and the main point is just elevating an object of worship。Well Cal is elevating PRODUCTIVITY。 There are some tips to learn and his rules about the work day ending are probably good， but I can't help but feel the book would turn you into a psycho if you took it to heart。 。。。more
Michelle
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A book that argues the side of less is more， that deep is better than shallow， and that our noisy， chaotic world is not conducive to producing meaningful work。 It was music to my ears。Written from an academic perspective， author Cal Newport shares his findings and observations about work habits。 I identified with his definition of a "knowledge worker" and was inspired by many of the tips he shared on how to act like one。If you are someone who wants to put more meaning into their work， this book A book that argues the side of less is more， that deep is better than shallow， and that our noisy， chaotic world is not conducive to producing meaningful work。 It was music to my ears。Written from an academic perspective， author Cal Newport shares his findings and observations about work habits。 I identified with his definition of a "knowledge worker" and was inspired by many of the tips he shared on how to act like one。If you are someone who wants to put more meaning into their work， this book will feel like a permission slip to operate in a way that feels more intuitive。 I really connected with this author and his outlook and look forward to reading more of his works。 。。。more
Nishelle D’souza
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This book was concise and inspiring， although i didnt feel like the idea was brand new。Some highlights:-The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy。 As a consequence， the few who cultivate this skill， and then make it the core of their working life， will thrive。 -Who you are， what you think， feel， and do， what you love—is the sum of what you focus on。 -A workday driven by the shallow， from a neurologi This book was concise and inspiring， although i didnt feel like the idea was brand new。Some highlights:-The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy。 As a consequence， the few who cultivate this skill， and then make it the core of their working life， will thrive。 -Who you are， what you think， feel， and do， what you love—is the sum of what you focus on。 -A workday driven by the shallow， from a neurological perspective， is likely to be a draining and upsetting day， even if most of the shallow things that capture your attention seem harmless or fun。 Ironically， jobs are actually easier to enjoy than free time， because like flow activities they have built-in goals， feedback rules， and challenges， all of which encourage one to become involved in one’s work， to concentrate and lose oneself in it。 Free time， on the other hand， is unstructured， and requires much greater effort to be shaped into something that can be enjoyed。 -You have a finite amount of willpower that becomes depleted as you use it。 -By working side by side with someone on a problem， you can push each other toward deeper levels of depth， and therefore toward the generation of more and more valuable output as compared to working alone。 -If you give your mind something meaningful to do throughout all your waking hours， you’ll end the day more fulfilled， and begin the next one more relaxed， than if you instead allow your mind to bathe for hours in semiconscious and unstructured Web surfing。 -The implication is that once you’ve hit your deep work limit in a given day， you’ll experience diminishing rewards if you try to cram in more。 Shallow work， therefore， doesn’t become dangerous until after you add enough to begin to crowd out your bounded deep efforts for the day 。。。more
Andrew
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An interesting look at how to structure one's days around "deep work" - that is， work that is cognitively demanding and requires your full attention。 As someone moving into an academic field， it was well worth the read。 An interesting look at how to structure one's days around "deep work" - that is， work that is cognitively demanding and requires your full attention。 As someone moving into an academic field， it was well worth the read。 。。。more
Daniel Dunn
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very good
Bec Sands
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I really enjoyed this book。 I've taken down notes for how I am going to integrate the ideas and tips from this book into my own work and life。 I've recommitted to deep work。 I really enjoyed this book。 I've taken down notes for how I am going to integrate the ideas and tips from this book into my own work and life。 I've recommitted to deep work。 。。。more
Jlrider1yahoo。com
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Good in theory， difficult in practice。 Worth a try。。。
Matt Swaffer
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Pragmatic and useful advice for knowledge workers。
Wajdi
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This book offers action plan for those who are interested in developing their productivity。The books discuss the importance of deep work and how it is a valuable skill that could be learned 。
Yusuf
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Paweł Cisło
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