by Cal Newport (Author) 

Master one of our economy’s most rare skills and achieve groundbreaking results with this “exciting” book (Daniel H. Pink) from an “exceptional” author (New York Times Book Review).

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 Deeply

2. Embrace Boredom

3. Quit Social Media

4. 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 & Leadership

Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller

A Business Book of the Week at 800-CEO-READ

Review

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

Deep Work makes a compelling case for cultivating intense focus, and offers immediately actionable steps for infusing more of it into our lives. -- "Adam M. Grant, New York Times bestselling author"

As a presence on the page, Newport is exceptional in the realm of self-help authors. -- "New York Times Book Review"

Cal Newport is a clear voice in a sea of noise, bringing science and passion in equal measure. -- "Seth Godin, New York Times bestselling author"

Cal Newport offers 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"

Categories : Business Office Skills, Career Guides

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00X47ZVXM

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing; 1st edition (January 5, 2016)

Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 5, 2016

Language ‏ : ‎ English

File‏ : ‎ EPUB, 779 KB

Print length ‏ : ‎ 287 pages