Deep Work

One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill you'll achieve extraordinary results. </p><i>Deep Work</i> is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world. </p>'Cal Newport is exceptional in the realm of self-help authors' <i>New York Times</i></p>'Deep work' is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. Coined by author and professor Cal Newport on his popular blog <i>Study Hacks</i> deep work will make you better at what you do let you 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. </p>And yet most people whether knowledge workers in noisy open-plan offices or creatives struggling to sharpen their vision 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. </p>A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice <i>Deep Work</i> 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 surprising suggestions such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored. </p>Put simply: developing and cultivating a deep work practice is one of the best decisions you can make in an increasingly distracted world and this book will point the way. </p>