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Pros
Carl newport's new book, deep work, is a must-have for achieving success. Newport's theory is that a person's creativity is their greatest asset. He also argues that distraction is an important part of the job.
It is somewhat repetitious, so arguably it's best read broken down rather than in one sitting (letting it digest, so to speak) it is fully worthwhile.
This self-help book is well laid out and subdivided into numerical lists supported by experimental and anecdotal evidence. Set out the science and research and then gives practical ways you can change your own behaviour. The author properly explains t... Read More
Cons
It's just a very shallow book, if you want to know more about the subject i'd say find a proper book on psychology written by a knowledgeable person not by a software engineer. It reads like a very long essay i felt. The complete scorn for social medi... Read More
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Quality
I now dedicate 34 hours to learning new things without getting disturbed and these changes have improved the quality of my life
So easy to read such clarity with the concepts and brilliant research and insight
This is especially pertinent in a time dominated by instant gratification and endless distractions where we often value speed o... Read More
Competitiveness
The book shows how to stay focused in a distracted world
A mustread for winning in a constantly distracted world
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What deep work is what it feels like and looks like in reality remains somewhat hazy and i would have liked a larger discussion on this
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It not only shares perspective on why the ability to do deep work is an absolute musthave to achieve meaningful success in todays distracted world
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But i believe that everyone will be able to get something from this book
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Another positive is newport’s assessment of our current society’s relationship to distractions
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I have been criticised for using do not disturb by friends if id read this book 2 years ago my response would have been insightful
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I would certainly recommend this to people who are looking to further improve their output especially in fields of feature writing academic paper publishing etc
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Since reading this book i have left all social media disabled all notifications on my phone and i can really focus on my work
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