Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

A highly important talent in today's market is becoming harder and harder to come by. Gaining mastery over this ability will lead to amazing outcomes.

Deep work is the capacity to concentrate on a mentally taxing activity without being distracted. It's a talent that enables you to learn complex material rapidly and accomplish greater outcomes in less time. You will become more proficient at what you do and experience the genuine fulfilment that comes from mastery through hard effort. Put simply, profound work is equivalent to a superpower in the increasingly cutthroat economy of the twenty-first century. Still, the majority of people have lost the capacity to unwind, choosing to spend their days in a frenetic haze of social media and emails, without even realising there is a better way.

Author and professor Cal Newport changes the way we think about effect in the connected era with his book Deep Work. Rather of making the case that distraction is harmful, he instead highlights the strength of its opponent. He splits this book into two halves. In the first, he argues that developing a strong work ethic would pay off greatly in almost every field. Then, using a set of four "rules," he lays out an intense training programme designed to change your behaviours and mindset in order to support this talent.

In addition to offering practical advice and cultural criticism, Deep Work transports the reader through a series of memorable anecdotes, such as Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind or a social media pioneer purchasing a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book without being distracted by the air. The advice is practical and straightforward, with suggestions like quitting social media for most serious professionals and practising being bored. A valuable resource for anybody looking for targeted achievement in a world full of distractions is Deep Work.