Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport

Cal Newport’s argument is economic before it is personal: the ability to concentrate without distraction is becoming rare at exactly the moment it is becoming valuable. Deep Work makes that case, then gives you a system for building the capacity.

What the book covers

• Why deep work is valuable, rare, and meaningful — the three-part argument of Part One
• Four philosophies of deep work scheduling: monastic, bimodal, rhythmic and journalistic
• Ritualising concentration, and treating attention as a trainable capacity
• Embracing boredom, and why constant stimulation destroys the ability to focus later
• Quitting social media, and evaluating tools by whether they serve your actual goals
• Draining the shallows: scheduling every minute, fixed-schedule productivity, and becoming harder to reach

Who it’s for

Knowledge workers, writers, researchers, students and engineers — anyone whose output depends on thinking hard about difficult things, and who has noticed that getting to that state has become harder.

Edition details

• Author: Cal Newport
• Publisher: Piatkus
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 978-0349413686
• Language: English

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