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

Deep Work

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Cal Newport

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What’s inside


Discover the concept of deep work and why it’s increasingly valuable in the current state of the economy. Start crafting your way into a meaningful and successful life.


You’ll learn


• Why social media is a real bottleneck


• Deep work vs. shallow work


• About the Great Restructuring period


• The law of productivity


• Deep work approaches


About the author


Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, academic researcher, and The New York Times bestselling author of seven non-fiction books.