Deep Work : Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World — Paperback / softback [Paperback] – Sky BookStore

Engaging and substantive … Deep Work accomplishes two considerable tasks: One is putting out a wealth of concrete practices for the ambitious, without relying on gauzy clichés. The second is that Mr. Newport resists the corporate groupthink of constant connectivity without seeming like a curmudgeon. ― The Wall Street Journal

As automation and outsourcing reshape the workplace, what new skill do we need? The ability to do deep work. Cal Newport’s exciting new book is an introduction and guide to the kind of intense concentration in a distraction-free environment that results in fast, powerful learning and performance. Think of it as calisthenics for your mind-and start your exercise program today.

DEEP WORK makes a compelling case for cultivating intense focus, and offers immediately actionable steps for infusing more of it into our lives.

Cal Newport is a clear voice in a sea of noise, bringing science and passion in equal measure. We don’t need more clicks, more cats, and more emojis. We need brave work, work that happens when we refuse to avert our eyes.

Cal Newport offers the most well-informed and astute collection of practical advice I have seen for reclaiming one’s mental powers.

Just when you think you already know this stuff, DEEP WORK hits you with surprisingly unique and useful insights. Rule #3 alone, with its discussion of the ‘Any-Benefit’ mind-set, is worth the price of this book.

Book Description

An indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world

From the Back Cover

One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you’ll achieve extraordinary results. Deep Work will show you how.

‘Deep work’ is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It will make you better at what you do, enable you to achieve more in less time and provide the sense of true fulfilment that comes from the mastery of a skill.

In short, deep work is like a superpower in our increasingly competitive economy.

Developing a deep work practice is one of the best decisions you can make, and yet most people have lost the ability to go deep – spending their days instead in a frantic blur of email and social media, not even realising there’s a better way.

This life-changing book presents a mix of cultural criticism, compelling manifesto and immediately actionable advice for cultivating your focus and achieving success across all aspects of life.

Deep Work is an indispensable guide to thriving in a distracted world.

‘Depth isn’t at odds with a full life – it facilitates it. I’m persuaded’ Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks

‘An introduction and guide to the kind of intense concentration in a distraction-free environment that results in fast, powerful learning and performance’ Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive

‘The most well-informed and astute collection of practical advice I have seen for reclaiming one’s mental powers’ Matthew B. Crawford, author of The World Beyond Your Head

Additional information

Auther	Cal Newport
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group (GB)
Dimensions	18.1 x 2.3 x 23.4 cm
isbn-13	9780349411903
Paperback	304 pages
The Language	English
Book type	Paper Book