Deep Work by Cal Newport presents the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task as a vital and increasingly rare skill in the modern economy.
The book contrasts this valuable “deep work” with the prevalent “shallow work” – tasks like answering emails and browsing social media – that create a false sense of productivity while limiting high-value output.
Newport offers a series of practical rules and mental training strategies for systematically cultivating a deep work ethic.
The framework involves scheduling focused time, embracing boredom to build mental endurance, quitting low-value digital tools, and deliberately minimizing the shallow obligations that consume the workday.
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