Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

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 ... Goodreadshelpsyoukeeptrackofbooksyouwanttoread. Startbymarking“DeepWork:RulesforFocusedSuccessinaDistractedWorld”asWanttoRead: WanttoRead saving… WanttoRead CurrentlyReading Read Othereditions Enlargecover WanttoRead saving… Errorratingbook.Refreshandtryagain. Ratethisbook Clearrating 1of5stars2of5stars3of5stars4of5stars5of5stars OpenPreview SeeaProblem? We’dloveyourhelp. Letusknowwhat’swrongwiththispreviewof DeepWorkbyCalNewport. Problem: It’sthewrongbook It’sthewrongedition Other Details(ifother):   Cancel Thanksfortellingusabouttheproblem. ReturntoBookPage Notthebookyou’relookingfor? Preview—DeepWork byCalNewport DeepWork:RulesforFocusedSuccessinaDistractedWorld by CalNewport 4.18  ·  Ratingdetails ·  109,680 ratings  ·  8,898 reviews Oneofthemostvaluableskillsinoureconomyisbecomingincreasinglyrare.Ifyoumasterthisskill,you'llachieveextraordinaryresults.Deepworkistheabilitytofocuswithoutdistractiononacognitivelydemandingtask.It'saskillthatallowsyoutoquicklymastercomplicatedinformationandproducebetterresultsinlesstime.Deepworkwillmakeyoubetteratw Oneofthemostvaluableskillsinoureconomyisbecomingincreasinglyrare.Ifyoumasterthisskill,you'llachieveextraordinaryresults.Deepworkistheabilitytofocuswithoutdistractiononacognitivelydemandingtask.It'saskillthatallowsyoutoquicklymastercomplicatedinformationandproducebetterresultsinlesstime.Deepworkwillmakeyoubetteratwhatyoudoandprovidethesenseoftruefulfillmentthatcomesfromcraftsmanship.Inshort,deepworkislikeasuperpowerinourincreasinglycompetitivetwenty-firstcenturyeconomy.Andyet,mostpeoplehavelosttheabilitytogodeep-spendingtheirdaysinsteadinafranticblurofe-mailandsocialmedia,notevenrealizingthere'sabetterway.InDeepWork,authorandprofessorCalNewportflipsthenarrativeonimpactinaconnectedage.Insteadofarguingdistractionisbad,heinsteadcelebratesthepowerofitsopposite.Dividingthisbookintotwoparts,hefirstmakesthecasethatinalmostanyprofession,cultivatingadeepworkethicwillproducemassivebenefits.Hethenpresentsarigoroustrainingregimen,presentedasaseriesoffour"rules,"fortransformingyourmindandhabitstosupportthisskill.Amixofculturalcriticismandactionableadvice,DeepWorktakesthereaderonajourneythroughmemorablestories-fromCarlJungbuildingastonetowerinthewoodstofocushismind,toasocialmediapioneerbuyingaround-tripbusinessclasstickettoTokyotowriteabookfreefromdistractionintheair-andno-nonsenseadvice,suchastheclaimthatmostseriousprofessionalsshouldquitsocialmediaandthatyoushouldpracticebeingbored.DeepWorkisanindispensableguidetoanyoneseekingfocusedsuccessinadistractedworld. ...more GetACopy AmazonOnlineStores ▾AudibleBarnes&NobleWalmarteBooksAppleBooksGooglePlayAbebooksBookDepositoryAlibrisIndigoBetterWorldBooksIndieBoundThriftbooksLibraries Hardcover,296pages Published January5th2016 byGrandCentralPublishing MoreDetails... OriginalTitle DeepWork.RulesforFocusedSuccessinaDistractedWorld ISBN 1455586692 (ISBN13:9781455586691) EditionLanguage English LiteraryAwards GoodreadsChoiceAwardNomineeforNonfiction(2016) OtherEditions(86) AllEditions | AddaNewEdition | Combine ...LessDetail EditDetails FriendReviews Toseewhatyourfriendsthoughtofthisbook, pleasesignup. ReaderQ&A Toaskotherreadersquestionsabout DeepWork, pleasesignup. PopularAnsweredQuestions Iwasinterestedinreadingthisbook,butafterreadingafewcommentsIhavesecondthoughts.isthisanotherbookthatusesconfirmationbiasto"prove"itspoint?Istayawayfrombooksthathavenicestoriesthatfitwhattheauthoristryingtoprove,sobeforeIwastemytimecansomeonepleasegivememoreinfo:isitpossiblethattherearealotofpeoplewhodid"deepwork"andfailed? 54likes · like 5yearsago Seeall14answers AnthonyKim Ireadthisbooktwice.ItreallyimpactedthewayIdowork.Iamamedicalphysicist,withresponsibilitiesintheclinicaswellacademically.Afte…moreIreadthisbooktwice.ItreallyimpactedthewayIdowork.Iamamedicalphysicist,withresponsibilitiesintheclinicaswellacademically.AfterIreadthisbookIstackedallofmyroteclinicaldutiesintotwo-weekpilesandplowedthroughthem,leavingmonthstofocusonmyacademicworkaswellasclinicalprojectsthatmeantalottome.Ialsohaveappliedthisathomewithmywriting,andlikewisegotwaymoreproductive.It'saprettygoodbook.Iviewitasawake-upcalltoadistractedworld:justfocusononethingatatimeandyou'llbeahappier,moreproductiveperson.(less) flag DoIneedtoread"SoGoodTheyCan'tIgnoreYou"beforethisbook?Ordoesitstandaloneonitsown? 4likes · like 5yearsago Seeall7answers FrankChang "Sogoodtheycan'tignoreyou"iswortharead.It'sdifferentfromDeepWork.It'sreallyabouthowtostandoutintheprofessionalworld.DoingDe…more"Sogoodtheycan'tignoreyou"iswortharead.It'sdifferentfromDeepWork.It'sreallyabouthowtostandoutintheprofessionalworld.DoingDeepWorkwillcomplimentthatstandoutandmakeyourownlane;but"SoGood"hasverygoodadviceonhowtomakeyoubeaspecialbreedintheworkspace.(less) flag Seeall14questionsaboutDeepWork… ListswithThisBook ProductivityPorn! 93books — 184voters ActuallyGoodSelf-HelpBooks 55books — 87voters Morelistswiththisbook... 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Overview:thethesisisthatdeepworkisbothrareandvaluableintodaysworld.That'sabout1/3ofthebook.Therestofthebookispracticaladviceonhowtopursuedeepwork.Partofmefeelslikealotofwhatwassaidinthebookiscommonsense.Particularlythingsthatpeopleknowbutcan'tfindthewillpowertodo.Ithinkthatthereissometruthtothis.Butthere'salsoadifferencebetween"knowing",and*knowing*.Ithinkthisbookcanhelptakealotofpeoplefrom"knowing"to* Overview:thethesisisthatdeepworkisbothrareandvaluableintodaysworld.That'sabout1/3ofthebook.Therestofthebookispracticaladviceonhowtopursuedeepwork.Partofmefeelslikealotofwhatwassaidinthebookiscommonsense.Particularlythingsthatpeopleknowbutcan'tfindthewillpowertodo.Ithinkthatthereissometruthtothis.Butthere'salsoadifferencebetween"knowing",and*knowing*.Ithinkthisbookcanhelptakealotofpeoplefrom"knowing"to*knowing*.Additionally,therewerealsoagoodchunkofthingsthatIdidn'tknowbeforereadingthisbook.Igavethisbooka5starratingprimarilybecauseofhowimportantIthinkthetopicis.Byfollowingtheadvice,Ithinkitcouldbegenuinelylifechanging.ThingsIpersonallyamplanningtochangeafterreadingthebook:-Arekindledcommitmenttoeliminatingdistraction/shallowworkfrommylife.I'mwillingtoberuthlessinthispursuit.Ex.nomorereadingmarginallyusefularticles.-Arekindledcommitmenttoseekouthardthings.AsPaulGrahamputsit,"runuphill".-Researchsaysthat4hoursissortofthelimitforhowmuchlegitimatedeepworkahumancandoinoneday.Therearealsotonsofexamplesofsuccessfulpeoplewhoonlyputin~4hoursofdeepworkperday.SoIdon'tfeel(as)guiltyanymoreabouttheamountofactualworkIgetdoneeachday.-Settingacutoffpointeachday."Idon'tdoanyworkafter7:00pm".Yourbrainneedstorecharge,andbeforeitcanrecharge,itneedstheconfidencetoknowthattherewon'tbeanymoreincomingworkrequestsuntilmorning.I'venoticedthatbeing"constantlyon"reallystressesmeoutandmakesmelessproductive,soitneedstostop.-Toendtheday,ashutdownritualisuseful.Particularlytomakesurethere'snothingurgentlefttodo,andtoorganizeyourtasks.Thisway,yourmindwon'tbeworriedthatitshutdowntooearlyandneedstogetbacktowork.-PreviouslyIwasskepticalaboutthelimitsofwillpowerandthoughtIcouldjust"wingit".OverallI'mstillskeptical,butI'mlessskepticalandIplanontakingadvantageofthingsthatreducetheneedforwillpower.-Inparticular,Iplanonstickingtoaschedule.IfI'mexplicitlyscheduledtobeworkingfrom10am-noon,I'llbelessinclinedtocomeupwithexcusestoprocrastinate.-Theideaisn'ttoconstrainyourselfthough;theschedulecanbeflexible.Theideaisthatbyputtingdeliberatethoughtintowhatyoudo,you'llbelessinclinedtoprocrastinate.-It'simportanttoplanaheadsothatthingslikehungerdon'tinterferewithyourwork.-PerhapsthemostimportantthingIlearnedfromthisbookishowdangerousitistoconstantlycaveintoprocrastinationcravings.Ex.needingtocheckyourphoneforthe30secondsyouspendwaitinginline.Doingthisbasicallyatrophiesyourwillpowermusclesandmakesithardertoengageindeepwork.Nexttimeyou'reworkingonsomethingbutaretemptedtocheckFacebook,youwon'tbeabletoresist.You'retoousedtocavingin.Andevenifyoudoresist,thetemptationitselfwillbedistracting.I'veactuallynoticedthatthesesortsofthingshappentomeandIhateit.SoI'mseriousaboutfollowingtheadvicetocoldturkeyeliminateprocrastinationduringdesignateddeepworkperiods,andtonotbeconstantlyoccupied.Ex.Idon'tneedtowatchYouTubevideoswhileIbrushmyteethandgetdressedinthemorning.-I'mquittingFacebook.Tome,theupsideisclearlynotworththedownsideofhavingthattemptation.-Productivemeditation:takeaperiodwhereyou’reoccupiedphysicallybutnotmentally-walking,jogging,driving,showering-andfocusyourattentiononaproblem.Asidefromthecorecontentofthebook,Ireallyenjoyedallofthestoriesandanecdotes.Therearealotofinterestingtidbitsaboutthelivesoffamousandsuccessfulpeople.Overall,Ithoughtthebookwasextremelywellwritten.Itwasveryclearandunderstandable.Itwasbrokendownintounderstandablesectionsandsubsections.AndIthoughtCal(theauthor)dida*fantastic*jobofusingstoriestoillustratehispoints.I'venoticedthatalotofwritersstrugglewiththisandspendtoomuchtimeintheabstract.Calmadeeverythingveryconcrete(inadditiontomakingtheabstractpointclear).Ishouldnotethatalmostnoneoftheargumentsinthisbookareairtight.Youcouldpokeholesatthem.Butifheweretomakethemairtight,thebookwouldbethousandsandthousandsofpageslong. ...more flag 1002likes · Like  · seereview Viewall28comments Jan06,2016 RachelBayles ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: professional Ifyoudoonethingtoimproveyourlifethisyear,subscribetoDr.Newport'sblogandstartreadinghisbooks.Iwouldsuggeststartingwith"SoGoodTheyCan'tIgnoreYou"andthenread"DeepWork."Theycomplimenteachother.Thefirsthelpsyousortoutwhatyoushouldbefocusingon,andthesecondonetellsyouhowtomakesurewhat'simportantgetsdone.OvertheyearsI'vereadlotsofproductivitybooks,andtherelatedliterature.Buthisapproachtoworkimpactsmeeveryday,andnoth Ifyoudoonethingtoimproveyourlifethisyear,subscribetoDr.Newport'sblogandstartreadinghisbooks.Iwouldsuggeststartingwith"SoGoodTheyCan'tIgnoreYou"andthenread"DeepWork."Theycomplimenteachother.Thefirsthelpsyousortoutwhatyoushouldbefocusingon,andthesecondonetellsyouhowtomakesurewhat'simportantgetsdone.OvertheyearsI'vereadlotsofproductivitybooks,andtherelatedliterature.Buthisapproachtoworkimpactsmeeveryday,andnothinghasdonemoretochangehowIworkandhowIdefinesuccess. ...more flag 316likes · Like  · seereview Viewall5comments Jan14,2016 SR ratedit reallylikedit Worthreading.Helpedmemakesomedrasticchangesinmyschedule.Iwillpostanupdatehowthesechangeswentaftersixmonths.WhatIlearned:(spoileralerts)1.Figureoutwhatismostvaluabletoyoursuccess.2.Spendmostofthetimeonit,mostlyintheearlyhoursofyourdaywhereyourattentionspanislong.3.Trytospendatleast3deepsessionsonitapprox.90mineach.4.Almostanythingotherthanyourmaintaskisashallowtask.5.Bunchalltheshallowtasksintoonedeeptask.6. Worthreading.Helpedmemakesomedrasticchangesinmyschedule.Iwillpostanupdatehowthesechangeswentaftersixmonths.WhatIlearned:(spoileralerts)1.Figureoutwhatismostvaluabletoyoursuccess.2.Spendmostofthetimeonit,mostlyintheearlyhoursofyourdaywhereyourattentionspanislong.3.Trytospendatleast3deepsessionsonitapprox.90mineach.4.Almostanythingotherthanyourmaintaskisashallowtask.5.Bunchalltheshallowtasksintoonedeeptask.6.Naturehelpstoretainyourattentionspan.7.EmailandInternetingeneralisahugeattentionsucker.WhatIdisliked:1.Itishardtorememberwhattherulesareafterreadingthewholebook."Sogoodtheycannotignoreyou"didabetterjobatthis.2.Ididnotlikethewaythecontentisorganized.Three/fourhugechapters.3.Someplacesitfeltlikefillers. ...more flag 244likes · Like  · seereview Viewall24comments Feb28,2016 HolgerMatthies ratedit didnotlikeit Shelves: self-help Itiseasytoloseyourselfinshallowwork-I'llagreewiththeauthor.Otherthanthat,thereisverylittleofvalueorsubstanceinthisbook.Youmightwanttoreviewyourexcessivetweeting.YoumightstopusingFacebookaltogether.Youmightabandonemail.Theproblemisthattherealideas(havesenderfiltertheirownemail,taketimeawayfromoffice,takeemailsabbaticals)mightworkforspecialists,freelancers,entry-levelworkersoracademics,liketheauthor.Butnotoncedoesth Itiseasytoloseyourselfinshallowwork-I'llagreewiththeauthor.Otherthanthat,thereisverylittleofvalueorsubstanceinthisbook.Youmightwanttoreviewyourexcessivetweeting.YoumightstopusingFacebookaltogether.Youmightabandonemail.Theproblemisthattherealideas(havesenderfiltertheirownemail,taketimeawayfromoffice,takeemailsabbaticals)mightworkforspecialists,freelancers,entry-levelworkersoracademics,liketheauthor.ButnotoncedoesthebookmentionmanagersorCadrepositions,whodrowninemailbutarerequiredtorespondfastandtouseemailastheprimarytool.Anotherproblemisthattheauthorcontinouslytoutshisownhorn.Howmanygrantshegot.Howmanychildrenhefathered.Howmanybookshewrote.Howmuchhetravels.Ifyouwantoriginalideas,thisisthewrongplace.ReadDavidAlleninstead,whoseideaspermeatethisbooktoadegree,butwhocannotbequotedeverysecondpagealthoughheshouldbe. ...more flag 207likes · Like  · seereview Viewall18comments Apr14,2017 ParasKapadia ratedit didnotlikeit Fileunder-Shallowwritingthatshouldhavebeenablogpostatbest.Thisbookismostlyrandomcommentaryonotherpeople'sworkandcontent.Almostnothingisoriginalandnostudieshavebeenconductedbytheauthorhimself.Theauthor'scontributionissimply-thisresearcherfoundthis,Idoitthiswayandyoushoulddoittoo.Theironyofthisbookisthatthesubjectmatterexpertondeepworkhasproducedsuchshallowcontent. Fileunder-Shallowwritingthatshouldhavebeenablogpostatbest.Thisbookismostlyrandomcommentaryonotherpeople'sworkandcontent.Almostnothingisoriginalandnostudieshavebeenconductedbytheauthorhimself.Theauthor'scontributionissimply-thisresearcherfoundthis,Idoitthiswayandyoushoulddoittoo.Theironyofthisbookisthatthesubjectmatterexpertondeepworkhasproducedsuchshallowcontent. ...more flag 152likes · Like  · seereview Viewall11comments Apr23,2020 AlwaysPouting ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Ikindofhavebeenprocrastinatingalotlately,evenmyreadinghasfallenoff,thissocialdistancingandshutdownhasreallytorpedoedmyroutinessoreadingthisfeelstimelyandagoodreminderoftheneedtoprioritizeandcutoutsuperfluousactivities.I'mnotsurethatthisbookneededtobeaslongasitwastobequitehonestandIfeltsimilarlyabouttheotherNewportbookIread.ThebookmakesalotofintuitiveargumentsandIthinkmostofusknowtheimportanceofbeingmore Ikindofhavebeenprocrastinatingalotlately,evenmyreadinghasfallenoff,thissocialdistancingandshutdownhasreallytorpedoedmyroutinessoreadingthisfeelstimelyandagoodreminderoftheneedtoprioritizeandcutoutsuperfluousactivities.I'mnotsurethatthisbookneededtobeaslongasitwastobequitehonestandIfeltsimilarlyabouttheotherNewportbookIread.ThebookmakesalotofintuitiveargumentsandIthinkmostofusknowtheimportanceofbeingmoredeliberateaboutwhatwedoandtryingtoengageinthingsthatchallengeusandhelpusgrow.Itsmoresotheimplementation/executionthat'stheissuewithalotoftheseproductivityrelatedthingsinmyexperience.Itcanbeusefulthoughtoreadthesethingsonceinawhiletoreinforcethoseideasortotryandrecalibrateoneselfintobeingmoremindful/cultivatingbetterhabits.FourstartsmostlybecauseIthinkIneededthisatthismomenttohelpmegetmyselfbackintothehabitofdoingmoreworkinsteadofjustnappingandwatchingTVallday.Ireallyhopethisshutdownendssoonhonestly. ...more flag 128likes · Like  · seereview Viewall7comments Feb15,2016 Chris ratedit likedit Thishadalotofvaluableideasabouttheimportanceofdeepworkandhowtodoit.Mostpeoplearegoingtobuyintothisconcepteasilyenough,butCaldidanicejobfurtherarguingitwithsomeexamples,variousresearch,andsoon...butthisbookalsofeltlikeaverygood100-pagebookthatwasstretchedintoamediocre260-pagebook.It'srepetitive.Andhisresearchoftenreliesonthe"correlation=causation"mistake.Forexample,someonegivesupsocialmedia,soinsteadofwriting4 Thishadalotofvaluableideasabouttheimportanceofdeepworkandhowtodoit.Mostpeoplearegoingtobuyintothisconcepteasilyenough,butCaldidanicejobfurtherarguingitwithsomeexamples,variousresearch,andsoon...butthisbookalsofeltlikeaverygood100-pagebookthatwasstretchedintoamediocre260-pagebook.It'srepetitive.Andhisresearchoftenreliesonthe"correlation=causation"mistake.Forexample,someonegivesupsocialmedia,soinsteadofwriting4papersinayear,theynowcanwrite9papers,sotheclearreasonisbecausetheygaveupsocialmedia(andothershallowthings),right?....Hmm,notexactly.Thatprobablydoesplayapart,butsomeonenaturallygetssmarterastheircareerprogresses(atleastinthebeginning),sothespeedandqualityoftheirworklikelyimproves.Plus,researchersbuildofftheirpreviousresearch,whichIassumemakesiteasierforthemtopublishmore,moreeasily.Aswell,intheworldofacademicpublishing,youmightgetaskedtobeaco-authoronapaper(suchasthe4thor5thauthor),especiallyasyourstatureinthedisciplinegrows,andwhenyou'rea4thor5thauthor,yourcontributionmightbeverylittle,thustakingverylittleofyourtime.Inthisbook,CalimpliesthatBillGatesisassuccessfulasheis,becauseofhiscommitmenttodeepwork.Well...sure,butalsoa"rightplaceattherighttime"situation,right(seetheMalcolmGladwellessayaboutthisin"Outliers"),aswellasjustnaturalintelligenceandaptitude--thingsthatCalkindofignoresorshrugsoff.AnauthorlikeJonathanFranzencanmoreeasilyshrugoffTwitterandothersocialmedia,andinsteadengageinmostlydeepwork,becauseanythinghewritesgetsalotofattentionalready,becausehe'safamous/popularauthor.Alesswell-knownauthordoesneedtoprioritizedeepwork,butalsoprobablyhastotweetanddosomeoftheseother"shallowtasks,"asthat'showpeoplebuildupattentionfortheirproduct/brand,whentheworldwon'tautomaticallypayattentiontoit.Yes,theactualworkitselfshouldbemoreimportant,butthisothercomponentisalso(unfortunately)importanttothesuccess(money/attention)oftheirdeepwork.ThesearethingsCalseemstomostlyignore(inbetweenremindingyoueveryfivepagesthathepublished9papersinayear).SoIfoundsomeofhisconclusionsslightlyflawed(intheirmethodsortheirdatatobackitup),evenifthepointoftheconclusions(thatyouwillbemoreproductiveifyoueliminateshallowtasks),Ididbuy. ...more flag 103likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Mar02,2016 Kony ratedit likedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Idealadviceforfolkswhosetoppriorityistoachieveelitelevelsofprofessionalsuccessbycapitalisticmetrics--namelybyjumpingthroughgoldenhoopsveryswiftly.Theauthor,forone,isaprofessorwhosegoalsaretosecuretenure,publishatonofhighlycitedacademicpapers,andwintheequivalentofaNobelprize.Ifyourlifegoalssoundsimilar,he'sgottipsformakingithappen.Thisbookislessusefulforpeoplewhoseprioritiesincludecritiquing/reformingelitistinstitutio Idealadviceforfolkswhosetoppriorityistoachieveelitelevelsofprofessionalsuccessbycapitalisticmetrics--namelybyjumpingthroughgoldenhoopsveryswiftly.Theauthor,forone,isaprofessorwhosegoalsaretosecuretenure,publishatonofhighlycitedacademicpapers,andwintheequivalentofaNobelprize.Ifyourlifegoalssoundsimilar,he'sgottipsformakingithappen.Thisbookislessusefulforpeoplewhoseprioritiesincludecritiquing/reformingelitistinstitutions,cultivatingdeepandmeaningfulrelationships(andnotsacrificingtheseforworldlysuccess),practicingformsoflovethatdon'tnecessarilyadvanceone'scareer,andmentoringotherswhohavegrownupwithfewerprivilegesthanyourtypical"knowledgeworker."Theauthorisn'tofferingadviceabouthowtokeepandnourishtherelationshipsthat,forsome,makeprofessional"success"worthpursuing.Thatsaid,hesmartlydescribesthekindoftunnelvisionandhard-noseddecisionmakingthatconstitutean*efficient*pathtocapitalisticsuccessforaspiringeliteexperts. ...more flag 97likes · Like  · seereview Viewall13comments Jul15,2018 Mary-ellen ratedit itwasok Ashallow,poorqualitybookaboutdeepwork.Thecentralideaisaboutschedulingdistractionfreeblocksoftimetohelpyoureachastateofflowwithyourworksoyoucanachievemore.Theusefulcontentcouldbesummedupinabout10pages.Therestofitismind-numbingpadding.Foraguywhodoesn’twanthistimewasted,hewasn’texactlyrespectfulofhisreader’stime.Igrewquicklytiredofhearingabouthowawesomethisauthoris.Someofhiscommentsonbusinessversusacademiaare Ashallow,poorqualitybookaboutdeepwork.Thecentralideaisaboutschedulingdistractionfreeblocksoftimetohelpyoureachastateofflowwithyourworksoyoucanachievemore.Theusefulcontentcouldbesummedupinabout10pages.Therestofitismind-numbingpadding.Foraguywhodoesn’twanthistimewasted,hewasn’texactlyrespectfulofhisreader’stime.Igrewquicklytiredofhearingabouthowawesomethisauthoris.Someofhiscommentsonbusinessversusacademiaarearrogant-especiallyhisassumptionsabouthowlongitwouldtaketheaveragegradtolearnvariousbusinesstasks.WhileIagreewiththevalueofdeepwork,it’snotanewidea.Andthere’snothingnewhere.IclosedthisbookwonderingifCalNewporthasitallwrong.Ithinkhemightdobettertogetofftheacademicpublishingtreadmillhehasshackledhimselftoandprioritisequalityoverquantityinfuture. ...more flag 92likes · Like  · seereview Viewall7comments Jan09,2020 ChadiRaheb ratedit likedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: podcasts, 2remember-tips, 0-revise, self-improvement Deepworkataglance:✅Periodicisolation—week/days/hours(forreading,thinking,newideas)[mybeautifulThursdays!]✅Quit(oratleaststrictlymanage)socialmedia✅Goonlinewhenyouhaveareason!(Makealist)✅4-hourwork/concentrationlaw(+cheat-hour)✅Havearoutine[tookmeaboutayear(sinceJan,2020)!]📌❓Havearitual(start+end)✅Pomodorotechnique📌‼️Havedeadlines(shorterthananticipated)✅Letothersknowaboutyourpersonalroutine/isolation📌🦠🚷Combininganactivity Deepworkataglance:✅Periodicisolation—week/days/hours(forreading,thinking,newideas)[mybeautifulThursdays!]✅Quit(oratleaststrictlymanage)socialmedia✅Goonlinewhenyouhaveareason!(Makealist)✅4-hourwork/concentrationlaw(+cheat-hour)✅Havearoutine[tookmeaboutayear(sinceJan,2020)!]📌❓Havearitual(start+end)✅Pomodorotechnique📌‼️Havedeadlines(shorterthananticipated)✅Letothersknowaboutyourpersonalroutine/isolation📌🦠🚷Combininganactivitywhichdoesn’tneedmuchmentaleffort(e.g.walking)withanalyzing/thinkingdeeplyaboutaspecificproblem@Bplus:https://castbox.fm/vd/175329715 ...more flag 81likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments Jan26,2016 Lara ratedit likedit Manygoodpts,butbarelyanywomenandasingleunneededTrumpreference flag 71likes · Like  · seereview Viewall11comments Feb22,2017 Andrea ratedit itwasok Background:ReadthisduringtheeveningswhileattendingascientificconferencewhereIhadtoconcentrateonlecturesthatIdidn'tunderstand90%of,butstillseemedfascinating.Thisisnotamasterpiece,it'snotevenaself-helpbook.Youwouldexpectsomeonethatadvocatesdeepworktohaveputalittlebitofdeepworkintoabookaboutit.Itdoesn'tseemso.Maybetheauthorwastoobusywritingandpublishingtheninepeer-reviewedarticlesthathekeepsclaimingtohavepublishedwh Background:ReadthisduringtheeveningswhileattendingascientificconferencewhereIhadtoconcentrateonlecturesthatIdidn'tunderstand90%of,butstillseemedfascinating.Thisisnotamasterpiece,it'snotevenaself-helpbook.Youwouldexpectsomeonethatadvocatesdeepworktohaveputalittlebitofdeepworkintoabookaboutit.Itdoesn'tseemso.Maybetheauthorwastoobusywritingandpublishingtheninepeer-reviewedarticlesthathekeepsclaimingtohavepublishedwhilewritingthisbook.(viewspoiler)[Inwhatresearchfieldareyouabletowriteandpublishninepeerreviewedarticlesinayear?I'maskingthewrongquestion-itshouldbe:howbigisyourgroup?(hidespoiler)]Whatannoyedmeaboutthislittlebook:-It'stoolongforitscontent-concentrateonyourworkandyou'llgetresults.Thankyou,captain.-Itconsidersitsreadersprettymuchidiots,byassumingthattheyareaddictedtosocialmediaandemail,whichmightnotexactlybethecase,sincepeoplethatreadbooksingeneralarenotthetypethatspendtheirdaystextingandwritinglong,pointlessemails.-Itassumesthatbeingonsocialmediaequalsspendingyourentirewakinghourstweetingandsharingpointlesscontent,nottakingintoaccounttheimpactithasonsmallbusinessownersthatrelyonsocialmediatogrowtheirbusinessesandcommunicatewiththeiraudiences.Italsohasthisall-or-nothingattitudethatneverhelps.-Inthewholebooktherearetwo(!!)examplesofwomenwhousedeepworksuccessfullyintheirlives.Really,Cal,youcouldonlyfindtwowomeninthewholeworldtouseasexamples?-There'sanextremeemphasisonprogrammingandresearchinprogrammingandhowusefuldeepworkisforthat.Ihaveahunchthatmostpeoplewhowant/wantedtoreadthisbookhavenointerestineitherprogramming(viewspoiler)[becauseprogrammershavenotimeforbooks,alsotheyalreadyknowhowtododeepworkbecausethat'showyoubecomeaprogrammerinthefirstplace(hidespoiler)]orscientificresearchonprogrammingrelatedmatters.-It'srepetitive.WhatIlikedaboutthisbook:-Theideathatyoucantrainyourselftoincreaseyourcapacityforconcentrationandyourattentionspanbydeliberatelyworkingonsomethingcognitivelydifficult(orevenphysicallydifficult,whynot)everysingleday.Asparadoxicallyasitsounds,I'donlyrecommendthisbooktothosepeoplewhowon'treaditanyway. ...more flag 69likes · Like  · seereview Viewall4comments Nov25,2018 picoaspicoas ratedit itwasok Shelves: 2018 Ifyou'reintostufflikethis,youcanreadthefullreview.DilettantesatHeart:"DeepWork"byCalNewportDWork?EEPHangonasecond,IjustneedtoheadovertoRTP1channeltocheckontheweather.Therainthatwasforecasttenminutesagomightnotbecomingafterall.Ohlook,there'sacatjugglingmice.IwonderwhatDonaldTrumpisupto.Andthere'ssomeonetalkingshiteaboutgunlawsintheUSA.He'swrong,heneedstobecorrected.He'swrongagain.Andagain.Andagain.Whatdoy Ifyou'reintostufflikethis,youcanreadthefullreview.DilettantesatHeart:"DeepWork"byCalNewportDWork?EEPHangonasecond,IjustneedtoheadovertoRTP1channeltocheckontheweather.Therainthatwasforecasttenminutesagomightnotbecomingafterall.Ohlook,there'sacatjugglingmice.IwonderwhatDonaldTrumpisupto.Andthere'ssomeonetalkingshiteaboutgunlawsintheUSA.He'swrong,heneedstobecorrected.He'swrongagain.Andagain.Andagain.Whatdoyoumean,it'steatime?Focusonwhat?Oh,look,asquirrel! ...more flag 64likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments Jan12,2018 Sisi ratedit didnotlikeit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: will-not-finish Iread50%ofthebookandthenwentonlinetofindifsomeonehadsummarizedtherestforme.Somehow,CalNewporthasbothconvincedmethatdeepworkisdefinitelynecessaryandthathehasnoideawhathe'stalkingabout.Ican'tsayitbetterthanNatalieLuhrs:"CalNewport’sDeepWorkisbothausefulandanincrediblyinfuriatingworktoread:therearealotofreallygoodproductivitystrategiesbutthey’reencasedinalayerofacademictech-broprivilegeofwhichheseemstobewholly Iread50%ofthebookandthenwentonlinetofindifsomeonehadsummarizedtherestforme.Somehow,CalNewporthasbothconvincedmethatdeepworkisdefinitelynecessaryandthathehasnoideawhathe'stalkingabout.Ican'tsayitbetterthanNatalieLuhrs:"CalNewport’sDeepWorkisbothausefulandanincrediblyinfuriatingworktoread:therearealotofreallygoodproductivitystrategiesbutthey’reencasedinalayerofacademictech-broprivilegeofwhichheseemstobewhollyunaware."Actuallyinterestingtipsandstudiesareburiedbeneathmountainsofworshipforwhite,maleCEOs,aswellasacompleteunawarenessoracknowledgmentforthetypeofprivilegeyouneedtohaveinordertofollowthetipshe'sgiving.Readabooksummaryinsteadoftheactualbook.Natalie'sblogpost,whichIfoundbyGoogling,doesaprettygoodjobhere:http://www.pretty-terrible.com/i-read... ...more flag 61likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Jun02,2016 AmirTesla ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: productivity, favorites Amazing,amazing.ThisbookisgoingtodrasticallyhelpmereachtheoptimumlevelofproductivityI'vebeenseeking.Thismarvelousbookprovidesyouwithagreatmindset,valuingdeepworkresultinginastonishingachievements.Thedeepworkbookisorganizedintwosections:1.Thefirstconvincesyouoftheimportanceandnecessityofdeepworkinordertoliveafulfillingandproductivelife.2.Thesecondpartofthebookbeginstoofferpracticaladvicesoncultivatingadeepworkrout Amazing,amazing.ThisbookisgoingtodrasticallyhelpmereachtheoptimumlevelofproductivityI'vebeenseeking.Thismarvelousbookprovidesyouwithagreatmindset,valuingdeepworkresultinginastonishingachievements.Thedeepworkbookisorganizedintwosections:1.Thefirstconvincesyouoftheimportanceandnecessityofdeepworkinordertoliveafulfillingandproductivelife.2.ThesecondpartofthebookbeginstoofferpracticaladvicesoncultivatingadeepworkroutinealongwithtacticstorefineandpreserveitconstantlyThisbookwasreallyamazing,incrediblywellwritten,enrichedwithgreatamountofrefinedexperienceandIabsolutelyrecommendittoanyonewholongsproductivityandachievementofgiganticresultsandaccomplishments. ...more flag 51likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments Feb26,2016 Scott ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: self-help, business, academic, design OVERVIEW:DeepWorkwasasolidself-help/productivitybook.Beingapodcastjunkie,IhadheardthemajorityofthingsthatNewportpreachesinhisbook.However,IreallyappreciatedhispracticalapplicationsofhowtoenterintoDeepWork,or'thezone'asIcallit.STORIESTOLD:InDeepWork,theauthortellsastoryofayoungconsultantwhoautomateshisworkresponsibilitiesusingExcelmacros.Hethenstudiedcomputerprogrammingtoincreasehisworthintheworkforce.I,too,amacons OVERVIEW:DeepWorkwasasolidself-help/productivitybook.Beingapodcastjunkie,IhadheardthemajorityofthingsthatNewportpreachesinhisbook.However,IreallyappreciatedhispracticalapplicationsofhowtoenterintoDeepWork,or'thezone'asIcallit.STORIESTOLD:InDeepWork,theauthortellsastoryofayoungconsultantwhoautomateshisworkresponsibilitiesusingExcelmacros.Hethenstudiedcomputerprogrammingtoincreasehisworthintheworkforce.I,too,amaconsultant,andthisisexactlywhatI'mdoingwithUXdesign.I'mgettingmyselfoutofthemundaneworkofprojectmanagement,andmovingtowardthethought-provokingandchallengingfieldofdesign.TRUTHSTAUGHT:-Deepworkisaskillthatcanandmustbedevelopedtobesuccessfulinknowledgework.Leadersinthenextgenerationwillhavethepowertoputawaydistractionandenterintodeepwork.-Workingcreativelywithmachinesisoneofthethreetypesofpeoplewhowillsuccessintheneweconomy.UXdesignersarerightinlinewiththisthinking.ANaddedbenefitisbeingabletoworkremoteandcontrolyourworkenvironment.-KnowledgeworkisnotsupposedtobeshownthroughproducingXamountofwidgets.Itshouldn'tbesolelymeasuredbyquantityofhoursworkedorpublicmessages/deliverablessent.Qualityiswhatreallymatters.-Whentellingpeoplethatyou'rebusy,theywillrespectit.Deepworkstretchesarealwaysunderstoodiftheyarewelldefined,andwellcommunicatedtothosetryingtogetyourattention.-3MethodsofDeepWork:Thehabitual'rhythmicmethod'ofdeepworkismoresustainableandactuallyproducesmorehoursofdeepworkcumulatively.Itbecomesengrainedinusasscheduledthinkingtime.Trywakingupearlyandstartingyourdaywithafewhoursofdeepwork.Overtimes,thishabitwillincreaseyourabilitytothinkdeeply(workitoutjustlikeamuscle).Byandlarge,mostjobsdon'tallowyoutodisappearforlargechunksoftime.The'monasticmethod'ofdeepworkisrarelydoable.Fittingindeepworkwheneveryoucanintoyourscheduleiscalledthe'journalisticapproach'.WalterIsaacsonexemplifiedthismethodinwritinghisnovelsonthesideofhisjobastheNYTimesleadeditor.ACTIONABLESTEPS:-Tolearnquickly,youneedtostudyforlongperiodsoftimeconsistently.Thisisneurologicallyproven.-Forceyourselftoconcentratebylockingawaydigitaldistractions.Towritecomprehensivethoughts,putawayandlimitdistractions,interruptions,andconstantcheckingofmessages.-Performa'shutdown'completeactionthatsignifiestheendofyourprofessionalworkday-Regularlyrestyourmindtoimprovefrequentlyandintensityofdeepwork(e.g.shortwalks,waterbreaks)-Embraceboredom-Don'tfleefrombeingbored!Allowyourmindtorelaxandbeun-stimulated.Yourmindcannotcomeupwithcreativesolutionsandpersonalinsightsifitisconstantlybombardedwithdigitalstimulus.Ifyoucannotallowyourselftobeboredformorethanafewminuteswithoutmindlesslyswipingaroundonyourphone,thenyouarenotreadyfordeepwork.Yourmindhasbeenconditionedfordistraction.It'sbeingrewired.-StudylikeTheodoreRoosevelt-Focusinshortintenseburstsofdeepwork,notlongdrawnoutmarathonstudysessionsfilledwithinterruptions-The'anybenefit'reasonforusingsocialmediaplatformsisnotagoodreasonforusingthem.Thisreasonessentiallysaysthatifsomethingprovides'anybenefit'thenitisworthusing.Thisisatrick!Wemustfocusonthebestusesofourtime,notmerelyongoodusesofourtime.-Getoffsocialmedia,coldturkey.Don'tannounceit.Seewhoactuallynoticesthatyou'regone.You'llbesurprisedbyhowmanywon'tmissyoufromsocialnetworks.Sad,buttrue.QUOTES:"I'lllivethefocusedlife,becauseit'sthebestlifetolive."-WinfieldGallagher ...more flag 45likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Nov09,2016 Angela ratedit likedit Sayyouwereshoringupanideologyofservice.Wherebesidesabstractidealismwouldyoudrawfrom?Well,America's"mefirst"sethassomeverypracticalthingsfiguredout.Habitsofmindthathelpthemget"ahead"intheworkplace.Thisbookisagreatexampleofthekindsofliteraturetheyproduce-itcontainsimportantinformationandsomeactuallygoodcritiques/techniquesforsharpeningattentionandtheeffectivenessofone'swork.Newportisaveryclearwriterwithavastviewoft Sayyouwereshoringupanideologyofservice.Wherebesidesabstractidealismwouldyoudrawfrom?Well,America's"mefirst"sethassomeverypracticalthingsfiguredout.Habitsofmindthathelpthemget"ahead"intheworkplace.Thisbookisagreatexampleofthekindsofliteraturetheyproduce-itcontainsimportantinformationandsomeactuallygoodcritiques/techniquesforsharpeningattentionandtheeffectivenessofone'swork.Newportisaveryclearwriterwithavastviewoftheliterature.He’sfunandeasytoread.Heisgoodatdigestingbigideas.Someofthemostimportantideas/literaturescoveredhere:-GettingCOMFORTABLEwithsustaineddepthoffocusonatask,andhowtoweanyourselfoffdependenceondistraction.-Sustaineddiscussionofwhathappenstothosewhoaresomehowuncomfortableorevenafraidofgoingdeepintonon-distractedfocusontheirwork-Attentionfatigueandthevalueofsystematicidleness-Attentionresidue-especiallytheworkofSophieLeroy.ThisisBIG!CHECKITOUT.-Deliberatepractice.Alsoabigandimportantliterature,wonderfullysummarizedhere.-Aspecificexplanationforwhyinternetisaddictive,whyitispatheticallyeasytobuildanaudiencethere,howitkeepsyoufromhavingafulllife,andhowitexploitsyou.-Afun-to-read,logicalandconvincingcritiqueofsocialmediausethateveryoneinthehealingprofessionswoulddowelltoconsider.Aspartofthislastitem,Newportgivesthebest,mostclearanalysisI’veseenofwhathappenswhentheenergyflowsaroundsocialmediagoawry.It’scoolthathecangobackstageandseethesocialmediaindustryforwhatitis.Andit'sironichedoesn'thavethesameabilitytoseethroughtheachieveristculturethisbookseekstofuel.Hiscentralthesisisthatbecausedeepworkisbothincreasinglyrareandincreasinglyusefulintheworkplace,thefewwholearnandpracticeitwillbepoisedtogetthetopjobsintheirrespectiveprofessions.Theunnecessarydrivingforceofthenarrative,then,isallaboutscramblingyourindividualasstothetopofyourparticularheap.Youdon'thavetoshareaperson'sideologytolearnfromthem...somuchthebetterifyoutakethisbookstricksforselfishgainandsubvertthemtoanideologyofloveandservice.Becausethebookissostraightforward,it'seasytoreverse-exploititinthisway.SoIsuggestactivistsandthoseinthehealingprofessiongetonthisandotherstufflikeit.Youcanscanitquickly-it'swrittensimplyenoughthatironicallyyoudon'tneedtogoasdeepasIdidtogetthegistofDeepWork!It’saneasyawaytoabsorbtherecentliteraturesonattention.It’swellwrittenandquickandtheauthorhascoveredthefield.Thethingis,weinthehealingprofessionsandactivismworkwithATTENTION.Fundamentally.Weknowallaboutattentionfromthegreatbooksandfromourpersonalpractices,butalso,thescientisticculturehasactuallydiscoverednewthingsaboutattentioninthelasttenyears.PatanjaliandtheBuddhaaren’teverythingspecificallybecausetheydidn’tunderstandthechallengeswefaceinthepresentday.It'sworthknowingwhatthepsychologistsaresayingabouttheeffectsofworkplacedesignandtheinternetonfragmentationofattention.Theirfindingsarekindofgross.Thebackgroundassumptionsofthisbook,ifseenclearly,offerauniqueopportunitytoseehowthecorporate-industrialachieveristmindsetoperates.Forexample,Newportlikestomakefunofwomenfordoingtheirjobs-seethecommentsonJenniferWiner,ontheYahooCEO,ontheNYTjournalistheassumestobeatwitterusernotbecauseshewantstobebutbecausesomebosstoldhertodoit.That’snotactuallyCaltalking,it’sthebackgroundhumoftheboys'club.Ofcoursehehasahardtimetakingwomeninleadershipquiteseriously.Onthemasculineside,heexpressesaslavishcommitmenttobeingatsomesortof“top”ofhisfield,tomeetingthebenchmarks,tobeingoneofthetopperformers-thismustbeaveryheavyloadofanxietyandself-disciplineformostintheboysclubtobear.Newporthasmadeacareerofteachingpeoplehowtocarryit,writingultra-high-endself-helpbooksforthestatus-anxious.Soheendsupextollingcrazyselfishstufflikefree-ridingonallthecommitteeworkthatgoeswithbeinganacademic.Fully50%ofapre-tenureprofessor’sworkiscontributingtoacollectiveandeducatingyoungones.Archetypicallyfemininework.ButNewportfindshimselfworshippingthelikesofdivaRichardFeynman.Everydepartmenthasdivaslikethis,ofcourse.Theyareold,whitedinosaurswhostillbelievetheir“contributionstothefield”and“makingoftheirname”ismoreimportantthanshowinguplikeeveryoneelsetohelptheirinstitutionsrunsmoothly.Thisisnotanideologyofsuccess,it’sjustthepurestexpressionoffree-riderismthatkeptthelastgenerationofdivasatthetop.Thebestorganizationsofthefuture,though,don’twantdivas.Theywantteamplayers.Deepworkingdivasarewellknown,andtheyarestuckwheretheyare,withoutclosecolleagues,withouttheotherdeepthingtherestofusenjoyinourprofessionallives:deeprelationships.Towardstheendofthebook,NewportcoinsthemostneoliberaltermIhaveeverencountered-“productivemeditation.”Theinteriorizationofspiritualcapitalismparexcellence!ThisisoneofthetechniquesinDeepWorkthatIwon'tbecarryingforward.Insummary,thisbookinspiredmeandverifiedsuspicionsI'vehadforawhileaboutthenatureofattentioninthecurrenteconomy.Itisaperfectexpressionifitstime.Anditgivesinsightonthecollectiveattentionalneuroseswearecurrentlygenerating.Weinthehealingprofessionscanveryeasilylookaskanceatachieveristswhohaven’tfiguredouthowtodotrulymeaningfulwork(i.e.service)thatgoesbeyondtheatomizedself-promotingprofessional.Butinsofarasweuncriticallyfallpreytothezeitgeistproducedbyneoliberalculture,andinsofarasweletourselvesbecometoolsofthetools-instagram,Facebook,whathaveyou-thenwe’reactuallyinthemostironicpositionofall.Themeaninginourworkinvolvesthetransmissionofagrounded,peacefulawareness,andofanethosofexpandingandclarifyingconsciousness.Andthisdoesn’tworkifwearenotsmartabouthowandwithwhattoolswework.We'renotallthatusefultoothersifwesuccumbtothevata-derangeddistractionthatsurroundsusandthateveryonewemeetwantstoescape,ifonlyfora90minutesession.Wehavetobestrongerthanthecollectivedrivetowardfragmentingattention.Thisbookprovidessomegooddefensivearmoragainsttheunconsciousnessandtheselfishnessthatweallaimtotranscend. ...more flag 36likes · Like  · seereview Viewall7comments Aug25,2018 Peter ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: business-group, top-20-business, business, personal-development Focus“DeepWorkistheprofessionalactivitiesperformedinastateofdistraction-freeconcentrationthatpushyourcognitivecapabilitiestotheirlimit.Theseeffortscreatenewvalue,improveyourskill,andarehardtoreplicate.”CalNewportoffersaverycompellingargumentastothevalueoffindingorganisingthoseperiodswhenweallneedtofocusonthework/knowledgeweneedtoobtaintofurtherourprofessionalgoalsandambitions.Newportcitesexamplesofkeyinfluentialandhigh Focus“DeepWorkistheprofessionalactivitiesperformedinastateofdistraction-freeconcentrationthatpushyourcognitivecapabilitiestotheirlimit.Theseeffortscreatenewvalue,improveyourskill,andarehardtoreplicate.”CalNewportoffersaverycompellingargumentastothevalueoffindingorganisingthoseperiodswhenweallneedtofocusonthework/knowledgeweneedtoobtaintofurtherourprofessionalgoalsandambitions.NewportcitesexamplesofkeyinfluentialandhighachievingindividualssuchasJKRowlingandBillGateswheretheyeachnotoriouslybecameobsessivelyfocusedwhentheyneededtoachievetheimportantdeliverablesordirectiontheyneededintheirprofessionalgoals.Inaworldwhereinformationiscomingatusingreatervariety,velocityandvolume,wefindourselvesunabletoconsumeenoughofortherightinformation,amidstallthenoise.Inacontraryway,astheinformationavailabilityacceleratesthelessweeffectivelyabsorbasvaluableandusablecontent.Tobeexpertoratleasthighlycapableinourworkarea,weneedtobuildonstronglearnedfoundationssowecandealwiththeinevitableproblemswithmuchmoreconfidenceandresourcefulness.Iwouldbeastrongadvocateforsubconsciousprocessingofinformation,anddeepthoughperiods,aslongaswecansecuretheundistracteddowntimeforittobeproperlyembeddedintoourthinkingandrationalisationprocesses.Newportprovidesaframeworkforachievingthiswayofdeeplife,butitdoesrequiredrasticchangestoyourlifestyle.Thismaynotbeforeveryoneandcertainlyseemstobemoregearedtowardsthoseinpursuitofacademicaccomplishmentorspecialisedachievement.NewportdoessuggestthattolivethelifeofDeepWorkweneedtoputthedistractionofsocialmediaasidesowecandeployourmindstoitsfullestcapacitytocreatethingsthatmatter.WhileIacceptthatsocialmediacanconsumeconsiderabletimethatisoflittlevalue,therearemanyrolesintoday’ssocietyandworkplacethatrequireconstantengagementwithcustomers,suppliers,colleaguesandonlineaudiences.Likemanythingsinlife,it’sallaboutbalanceandIwouldrecommendtheDeepThoughtapproachaspartofadailyregimebutnottotheexclusionofallotherinteractions.ItisdifficulttoaccountforeveryminuteofthedayandattributeittowardsavaluablecontributionandIcanimaginethiswillleadtofrustrationratherthanreconciliation. ...more flag 35likes · Like  · seereview Sep08,2016 EvaP. ratedit itwasok Shelves: didn-t-finish Theideas-asfarasIread-weregood.Butthetoomanyexamplesofwhitementhathaveusedthoseideasfirstandsucceeded,plusthefactthatthewriterdisregardsothervariables(likeallkindsofprivilege,economicstatus,personalpreferencesetc)mademeloseinteresttoevenskimittotheend. flag 34likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Jul15,2019 daAL ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: non-fiction, audio-books Practicalhow-to'saswellasresearchedencouragementtobewaryofhowmuchtimewegiveawaytoanythingotherthanourtruepassions.Byworkinghardandthenplayinghard,wecanachievebetterfocusinlesstime.AudiobookperformerJeffBottomsreadswell. Practicalhow-to'saswellasresearchedencouragementtobewaryofhowmuchtimewegiveawaytoanythingotherthanourtruepassions.Byworkinghardandthenplayinghard,wecanachievebetterfocusinlesstime.AudiobookperformerJeffBottomsreadswell. ...more flag 30likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Nov10,2019 Amora ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: self-improvement DeepWorkisthewaytosuccess!Usingstudiesfromprestigiousacademicjournalsandthinktanks,NewportshowsthatDeepWorkisthebestwaytogetqualityresultsandlearnthefastest.NewportgivesalistofpracticestomasterDeepWorkandalsoshowsthereaderwhattodotomakeDeepWorkroutine.CollegestudentsshouldembraceDeepWork! flag 29likes · Like  · seereview Dec23,2019 DavidRubenstein ratedit likedit Shelves: self-help Thisisanengaging,shortbookabouthowtoachievedeepwork.Thefirsthalfofthebookisdevotedtoexplainingwhydeepworkisimportant.Theauthorclaimsthatdeepworkisveryimportantforanytaskthatrequiresadeeplevelofcognitivethinking.Inthefirstpartofthebook,thebenefitsofdeepworkaredescribed.Alotofanecdotalevidenceispresented,showinghowsomepeoplewhohavedeliberatelyremoveddistractionsfromtheirworkplace,havemadeenormousprogresstowardsthe Thisisanengaging,shortbookabouthowtoachievedeepwork.Thefirsthalfofthebookisdevotedtoexplainingwhydeepworkisimportant.Theauthorclaimsthatdeepworkisveryimportantforanytaskthatrequiresadeeplevelofcognitivethinking.Inthefirstpartofthebook,thebenefitsofdeepworkaredescribed.Alotofanecdotalevidenceispresented,showinghowsomepeoplewhohavedeliberatelyremoveddistractionsfromtheirworkplace,havemadeenormousprogresstowardstheirgoals.Theauthormentionstheconceptof"Flow",introducedinthebookFlow:ThePsychologyofOptimalExperiencebyMihalyCsikszentmihalyi.Itseemslike"deepwork"isalmostsynonomousto"flow".Theybothsharesomeofthesamecharacteristics;astateinwhichalldistractionsareremoved,deepconcentrationisachievedoveralongperiodoftime,andworkingordeliberatepracticingtowardaspecificgoal.So,itisnotclearhow"deepwork"isdifferentfrom"flow".Whywriteabookthatseemstocoverthesamegroundasanother,veryinfluentialbook?Theapproachisalittledifferentfor"deepwork".Theapproachistosetasideatimeorplacewhenalldistractions--especiallyInternetdistractions--canbeturnedoff.Thisisobviouscommonsense,butitisaprescriptionthatmany--ormost--peopledonotfollow.Infact,mostofthebookissimplyarecountingofcommonsenseadviceaboutgettingridofdistractionsinordertoperformchallengingwork.Ihavereadtheadviceinotherplacesandbooks;sowhyanotherbookonthesubject?So,thisbookissomewhatdisappointingtome,especiallywhenIcompareitwiththeauthor'spreviousbookSoGoodTheyCan'tIgnoreYou:WhySkillsTrumpPassionintheQuestforWorkYouLove,whichIreallyloved.But,ifyouhaveproblemsachievingyourgoalsthatyoubelieveyouarecapableof,thenthiscouldbejusttherightbookforyou. ...more flag 26likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments Jan20,2017 Andy ratedit itwasok Giventhatthesubjectisdepth,thisisasurprisinglyshallowbook.Theauthorisascientistbutdoesnotaddscientificrigortothistopic.Hemainlystickstothelevelofanecdotewithmore"I""I""I"thanRickyRicardo.Whynotjustreadtheoriginalbooksheissummarizing? GettingThingsDone:TheArtofStress-FreeProductivityFlow:ThePsychologyofOptimalExperienceThe4DisciplinesofExecution:AchievingYourWildlyImportantGoalsThecontentisnotgenerallyB Giventhatthesubjectisdepth,thisisasurprisinglyshallowbook.Theauthorisascientistbutdoesnotaddscientificrigortothistopic.Hemainlystickstothelevelofanecdotewithmore"I""I""I"thanRickyRicardo.Whynotjustreadtheoriginalbooksheissummarizing? GettingThingsDone:TheArtofStress-FreeProductivityFlow:ThePsychologyofOptimalExperienceThe4DisciplinesofExecution:AchievingYourWildlyImportantGoalsThecontentisnotgenerallyBS;it'sjustnotnew;e.g.Stoplookingatyouremailallday.ThepartthatseemslikeBSistheoversellingof"DeepWork"asifit'satrickyoucanusetobeassuccessfulasBillGates;thisseemstomissthedirectionalityofthecausationthatallowssomeonetodooriginalandproductiveworkinanarea. ...more flag 27likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments Feb03,2016 ChrisPorter ratedit reallylikedit TheabilitytofocusisthenewIQ.Iheardthatsomewhere,fromsomeonesmart(orsomeonewithalowIQwhowasovercompensating).Irealisedmyabilitytofocusononetaskhaddegradedhorrendouslysincegettinganewsmartphone.SinceDecemberI'vebeenenjoyingthissmoothuserexperiencebypayingconstanthomagetothelittlescreenofjoy.Thedaymyusagehit4hoursIknewIhadaproblem.ThenIstartedreadingDeepWork.Inaworldofdistractiontheabilitytodeepworkisking.Itisi TheabilitytofocusisthenewIQ.Iheardthatsomewhere,fromsomeonesmart(orsomeonewithalowIQwhowasovercompensating).Irealisedmyabilitytofocusononetaskhaddegradedhorrendouslysincegettinganewsmartphone.SinceDecemberI'vebeenenjoyingthissmoothuserexperiencebypayingconstanthomagetothelittlescreenofjoy.Thedaymyusagehit4hoursIknewIhadaproblem.ThenIstartedreadingDeepWork.Inaworldofdistractiontheabilitytodeepworkisking.Itisinthesedeepperiodsofconcentrationthatknowledgeworkerscreatethemostvalue.Thebarometerofsuccessinourculturehasbecomeyourlevelofbusiness.Thebusieryouappear,theharderyoumustbeworking.We'veembracedshallowworkthatcreatestheillusion(tousandothers)thatwearebeingproductive.Ifyouagreethatthemostvalueyoucancreateisdonewhenyoulaserfocusinononetask,thenCalNewport'sDeepWorkhassomerulesforyou.Rule#1:EmbraceDeepWorkSticktoaroutineandcreaterituals.Workinthesameplace,atthesametime,inthesameclotheswiththesamecoffee.Thesekindconstantshelpyougetittothedeepworkstatequicker.Rule#2:Becomecomfortablewithboredom.Theenemyofdeepworkisyourmind'sdesirefordistraction.Thatmomentwhenyouhitamentallytaxingpartofyourworkyou'regoingtofeelthedesiretocheckyourfacebook,haveachatwithacolleagueoropenupyourphone.Thismomentiscrucial.Ignorethedesire,fightthroughit,trainyourmindtolaserfocus.Youshouldpartakeinthismentaltrainingthroughoutyourday.Whenyou'reonthesubwayyouusuallyreachforyourphone,right?Identifythosemomentsof"boredom"andendurethem.Sitstillwithyourownthoughts.Inthebeginningthiswillbedifficultaswe'resousedtoconstantmentalstimulation.Hereisahandyhack:Whenyouhaveamomentofboredom,andthedesiretocheckyourphonearisessaythistoyourself:"Icanplaywithmyphone,butonlyafterI'vewaited5minutes".Thisdetachestherewardfromthedesire.Rule#3:QuitSocialMedia'nuffsaidreally.Attheveryleast,scheduleyoursocialmedia.Thereisanideathatourconstantinterconnectednessbringvaluetoourlivesandthecounterargumentisthatsocialmediahasinsteaddetachedtheproductionofvaluefromattention.Wenowhavea"youlikemine,I'lllikeyours"agreementwithoursocialnetwork.Rule#4:DrainTheShallowsShallowwork(asopposedtoDeepWork)isnearlyeverythingotherthanthespecifictaskwhichyouareuniquelysuitedtodothatbringsmaximumvalueintoyourwould.Awriterwritesbooks.Theirshallowworkwouldbe:tweeting,email,meetingsandbooktours.Bemercilessincuttingtheshallowworkfromyourlife.Toidentifyhowshallowapieceofworkisaskyourselfthisquestion:Howlongwouldittake(inmonths)forarecentcollegegrad(i.esomewhatsmart)withnospecialisedtraininginmyindustrytodothisjob?Thosefourrulesandhundredsofotherideasandtipsmakeupthebook.Asaresultoftakingthisconceptseriousinmyownlife,InowtakethetaskthatcanaddthemostpotentialvaluetomylifeandIworkonitinanun-interruptedsessionofdeepworkdaily.Brownnoiseheadphoneson,pomodorotimeropen,facebookblockedandphoneinairplanemode.Andmostimportantlyofall:myphoneusageisnow30minutesdaily. ...more flag 25likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments Dec30,2018 Vance ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: effective-leadership CalNewportprovidesinsightfromhisexperience,research,andlessonsfromothersonhowtogetintheflowofyourworktobethemostproductive.Ireadthisafterhisfirstbook“SoGoodTheyCan’tIgnoreYou”and“DeepWork”helpedtobuildonthelessonsinthefirstbook.Ingeneral,thekeyistofindagoodworkflowbystimulatingyouinwhateverworksbestandfindingblocksoftimewithoutinterruptiontogetdeepworkdone.Thisseemslikeagoodwaytobemostproductiveandison CalNewportprovidesinsightfromhisexperience,research,andlessonsfromothersonhowtogetintheflowofyourworktobethemostproductive.Ireadthisafterhisfirstbook“SoGoodTheyCan’tIgnoreYou”and“DeepWork”helpedtobuildonthelessonsinthefirstbook.Ingeneral,thekeyistofindagoodworkflowbystimulatingyouinwhateverworksbestandfindingblocksoftimewithoutinterruptiontogetdeepworkdone.ThisseemslikeagoodwaytobemostproductiveandisonethatIgenerallytrytodobutwillpracticemoreafterreadingthisbook.Igivethisbook4starsasitisbetterthanhisfirstbookbutstilllingersontoolongonparticularsubjects.Checkitoutsoyoucangetmoredeepworkdone. ...more flag 25likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Apr04,2019 Carol(Bookaria) ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: non-fiction, 2019 Inaworldfilledwithconstantdistractionsandinterruptions,ourabilitytofocusdeeplyandproducequalityworkhasbecomeaffected.Thisbookdiscussestheimportanceofdeepfocusandconcentrationincreatingresultsatwork.Ivaluetheauthor'sideasandfoundthemhelpful.MyperspectiveregardinginterruptionshasshiftedandI'mworkingonmanagingdistractionsbetterwhichinturnwillimproveoverallefficiency.Overall,agreatbookaboutproductivity. Inaworldfilledwithconstantdistractionsandinterruptions,ourabilitytofocusdeeplyandproducequalityworkhasbecomeaffected.Thisbookdiscussestheimportanceofdeepfocusandconcentrationincreatingresultsatwork.Ivaluetheauthor'sideasandfoundthemhelpful.MyperspectiveregardinginterruptionshasshiftedandI'mworkingonmanagingdistractionsbetterwhichinturnwillimproveoverallefficiency.Overall,agreatbookaboutproductivity. ...more flag 24likes · Like  · seereview Jun29,2017 Laura ratedit itwasok Alternatetitle:LegalismforDummies!Tobefair,I'mnottheappropriateaudienceforthisbook.I'mastay-at-homemom,nota"knowledgeworker"lookingtogetaheadintoday'seconomy.Also,I'maprettydisciplinedworkeralready,soIfoundmostofhisconclusionstobefairlyobviousthingsthatIalreadyknew.Butworkingdeeplyisnotreallyamatterofwhatyouknow,it'samatterofwhatyou'rewillingtododayafterday,monthaftermonth,yearafteryear.That'saheckofalottoug Alternatetitle:LegalismforDummies!Tobefair,I'mnottheappropriateaudienceforthisbook.I'mastay-at-homemom,nota"knowledgeworker"lookingtogetaheadintoday'seconomy.Also,I'maprettydisciplinedworkeralready,soIfoundmostofhisconclusionstobefairlyobviousthingsthatIalreadyknew.Butworkingdeeplyisnotreallyamatterofwhatyouknow,it'samatterofwhatyou'rewillingtododayafterday,monthaftermonth,yearafteryear.That'saheckofalottougherthanthebookmakesitsound.So,ifyouneedtobeconvincedthatdeepworkisabetterwaytoaccomplishmeaningfulgoals,byallmeans,readthisbook.Ifyoualreadyknow--evenwithoutthehelpofsocialscienceandstatistics--thatattentionisavaluableandlimitedresource,thattimecanbefritteredawaywithshallowentertainment,andthatittakesdeepreservoirsofdisciplineandfirmboundariestotrulypushyourselftonewheightsofcreativity,thanyouprobablydon'tneedtobotherwiththisbook.Ilistenedtoitasanaudiobook,butIcouldtellthatNewportLOVEScapitalletters.Helovedtogiveobviousthingsaname(i.e."AttentionRestorationTheory")andthenexplainhowtomaximizeeachmomentofyourlife.Newporttreatshimself,andhisreaders,alittletoomuchlikemachines.YoumaygetmoreacademicpaperspublishedwhenyouturndowneveryofferforcoffeeorrefusetoconnectwithneighborsonFacebook,butyou'remissingoutonsomething.Somethingyoucan'tquantifyorstudyorevendescribe,becauseyoudon'tknowwhatyou'remissingouton.AndhetreatsDeepWorktoomuchlikeameanstoaneconomicend.Ivaluedeepwork,butnotasapathwaytoeconomicsuccess.Iservemychildren,myhusband,mychurchinmyriadwayseveryday.Theseeffortsmaylookfrivolous,temporary,orshallowbyNewport'sstandards,whichmeasuredepthbyhoweasilyarecentgradcouldbetrainedtoreplicatethesetasks.ButIdothem,asmuchasI'mable,withloveandhumility.THISisdeepwork.Itisseeingthethrobbingmeaningbehindsimpletasksthatappearmeaningless.Newportmentionsbrieflytheideaof"lagmeasures"ofsuccess.Thesearenotthingsyoucanforcetohappen,butinsteadresultfromdoingthingswellconsistently.Thisistherealbenefitofdeepwork:notthatithelpsyougetahead,butthatyoubecomeapersonwhopaysattentiontowhatismeaningful,whoasksbetterandbetterquestions,andwhoappreciatestheworldinincreasinglymeaningfulandpowerfulways.You,ofcourse,can'tforcethesethingstohappenorworkdeeplysimplyinanefforttogettheseresults.Buttheydohappenasaresultofclaimingyourattentionandnotofferingitasup-for-grabstoanyblinkingscreen.Iwillcontinuetoworkdeeply.Ihavemyown"rules"(manyofwhichIbreakoccasionally,butstillupholdasgoodandusefulinhelpingmecordonoffmytime)andImayevenborrowsomeofhis(Ilikedthetallyingofdeepworkhours,withcirclesaroundtalliestorepresentbreakthroughs.)Itrytomakelistsofinternetrelatedchoresandturnthecomputerononlytogetseveralspecificthingsdoneatonce.Itrytokeepenough"realworld"hobbiesthatIenjoysothatIwillnotgetsuckedintowastingtimeonthecomputer.Ireadbooksinsteadofonlinearticles,magazinesinsteadofwatchingsound-bitenews,andadmiremygardeninsteadofadmiringphotosofotherpeople'slives.Idonotown,andwillresistaslongasIcan,asmartphone.Idon'thaveaperfectsystemtosellyou,butitiskeepingmemore-or-lessgroundedintherealworldeventhoughIvisitthevirtualworldatleastonceaday.Afterreadingthisbook,I'mremindedofhowmuchIalreadyknowaboutwhatmakesforgood,satisfyingwork. ...more flag 21likes · Like  · seereview View1comment May27,2016 EmmaSea ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: motivation, productivity OneofNewport'smainbuildingblockshereistheconceptofegodepletion:thatourwillpowerrunsdownthemoreweuseit.Morerecentresearchhascastdoubtontheoriginalframingofegodepletion,butstillitholdsadeepsenseoftruthiness.Still,Newport'ssuggestionsofritualizingbehaviorsinordertominimizemylikelihoodofslippingintoshallowworkresonateswithme.It'snoteworthythatthebookiswrittenforpeoplewhosedayjobinvolvesdeepwork.Ifyou'reapeonduringthe OneofNewport'smainbuildingblockshereistheconceptofegodepletion:thatourwillpowerrunsdownthemoreweuseit.Morerecentresearchhascastdoubtontheoriginalframingofegodepletion,butstillitholdsadeepsenseoftruthiness.Still,Newport'ssuggestionsofritualizingbehaviorsinordertominimizemylikelihoodofslippingintoshallowworkresonateswithme.It'snoteworthythatthebookiswrittenforpeoplewhosedayjobinvolvesdeepwork.Ifyou'reapeonduringthedayandtryingtoengageinyourowncreativedeepworkintheeveningsthenmany(most?)ofhissuggestionswontbeapplicable. ...more flag 21likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Oct20,2016 MarioTomic ratedit itwasamazing DeepworkisprobablymyfavoritebookI'vereadthisyear,andIcan'trecommenditenough.Intheageofknowledgework,withsomanythingsgoingon,theabilitytodofocusanddodeepworkisapreciousassettohave.AsCalsays:"FocusisthenewIQ."Wecanallagreethatthere'sjusttoomanydistractionshappeningaroundus,smartphones,apps,socialmediaandallthethingswe'reenjoyingtodayhaveturnedusintomulti-taskingmachines.Unfortunatelyforus,ourbrainsaren'tdesigne DeepworkisprobablymyfavoritebookI'vereadthisyear,andIcan'trecommenditenough.Intheageofknowledgework,withsomanythingsgoingon,theabilitytodofocusanddodeepworkisapreciousassettohave.AsCalsays:"FocusisthenewIQ."Wecanallagreethatthere'sjusttoomanydistractionshappeningaroundus,smartphones,apps,socialmediaandallthethingswe'reenjoyingtodayhaveturnedusintomulti-taskingmachines.Unfortunatelyforus,ourbrainsaren'tdesignedformultitaskingwhilesimultaneouslybeingabletoproduceverydeepmeaningfulwork.AsIsaidabove,thisisaveryvaluablebookfortheagewelivein.Highlyrecommended! ...more flag 21likes · Like  · seereview May01,2017 Mehrsa ratedit likedit Doyouevernoticehowthebookswrittenbypeoplewhotalkaboutthewritingprocessasamechanicalonearethemostmediocrebooks?Hmm.Well,there'snotmuchnewhere.ReadtheEricksonPeakbookortheFlowbook(can'tpronouncethatguy'sname)orthecountlessotherbooks(liketheShallows)aboutdistractionandtechnologyandyoucanskipthisone.Butthat'snottosaytherearen'tsomehelpfulinsightsinhere.Hereareafew:1.Quitallsocialmediaforamonthandseeifyoumissi Doyouevernoticehowthebookswrittenbypeoplewhotalkaboutthewritingprocessasamechanicalonearethemostmediocrebooks?Hmm.Well,there'snotmuchnewhere.ReadtheEricksonPeakbookortheFlowbook(can'tpronouncethatguy'sname)orthecountlessotherbooks(liketheShallows)aboutdistractionandtechnologyandyoucanskipthisone.Butthat'snottosaytherearen'tsomehelpfulinsightsinhere.Hereareafew:1.Quitallsocialmediaforamonthandseeifyoumissitandwhichonesyoumiss.(butpleasedon'ttellpeoplethatyou'requittingFacebook.That'sthestupidestthing)2.Scheduleyourinternetbreaksanddon'tevengosearchingfordocumentsunlessit'stheallottedtime.Hewantsyoutoscheduleyourentireday,buthomeydon'tplaythat.3.Hisinsightsonemailsweregreat!Ihateemailsomuch.Andhe'sgivenmelicensetobasicallyignoresomeofit,tellotherpeoplethatIwon'tbewritingthemback,andthendealwiththeonesyouhavetodealwithquicklyandthoroughly.IstillwonderabouttheutilityofFacebookforme.Icancomeupwithalotbetterargumentstostayonthanhedid.Iwonderifhewasusingitright(rightbeingofcourse,readingthecoolarticlesyoursmartfriendshaveculledforyou). 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Genres Nonfiction 2,585users SelfHelp 1,971users Business 1,390users Productivity 1,384users Psychology 730users SelfHelp> PersonalDevelopment 656users Audiobook 267users Leadership 173users Business> Management 122users Philosophy 70users Seetopshelves… AboutCalNewport CalNewport 6,243 followers CalNewportisProvost’sDistinguishedProfessorofComputerScienceatGeorgetownUniversity,andtheauthorofsevenbooks.HisideasandwritingarefrequentlyfeaturedinmajorpublicationsandonTVandradio.Fromhiswebsite:"Iwriteabouttheintersectionofdigitaltechnologyandculture.I’mparticularlyinterestedinourstruggletodeploythesetoolsinwaysthatsupportinsteadofsub CalNewportisProvost’sDistinguishedProfessorofComputerScienceatGeorgetownUniversity,andtheauthorofsevenbooks.HisideasandwritingarefrequentlyfeaturedinmajorpublicationsandonTVandradio.Fromhiswebsite:"Iwriteabouttheintersectionofdigitaltechnologyandculture.I’mparticularlyinterestedinourstruggletodeploythesetoolsinwaysthatsupportinsteadofsubvertthethingswecareaboutinbothourpersonalandprofessionallives." ...more BooksbyCalNewport More… ArticlesfeaturingthisbookExcerpt:The'DigitalMinimalism'ApproachtoUnplugging CalNewportisacomputerscienceprofessoratGeorgetownUniversityandtheauthorofDeepWork:RulesforFocusedSuccessinaDistracted...Readmore...34likes·6comments TriviaAboutDeepWork:Rules... Notriviaorquizzesyet.Addsomenow» QuotesfromDeepWork:Rules... “Ifyoudon’tproduce,youwon’tthrive—nomatterhowskilledortalentedyouare.” — 125likes “Clarityaboutwhatmattersprovidesclarityaboutwhatdoesnot.” — 109likes Morequotes… Welcomeback.JustamomentwhilewesignyouintoyourGoodreadsaccount.