Deep Work by Cal Newport audiobook

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

By Cal Newport
Read by Jeff Bottoms

Grand Central Publishing 9781455586691
7.74 Hours • Unabridged
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From a New York Times bestselling author, learn to master one of our economy’s rarest skills–the ability to focus–and achieve groundbreaking results. Deep work is the power to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time–a superpower in our increasingly competitive economy. In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport presents four rules for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill: 1. Work Deeply  2. Embrace Boredom  3. Quit Social Media  4. Drain the Shallows  A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, Deep Work uses examples from Carl Jung to social media pioneers to demonstrate how great thinkers have focused their minds in a nonstop world.

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A BookRiot Pick of Audiobooks to Help You with Your New Year's Resolutions

A 2016 Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far Selection for Business & Leadership 

A New York Public Library Staff Pick

A 2016 GoodReads Readers’ Choice Best Nonfiction Award Nominee

From a New York Times bestselling author, learn to master one of our economy’s rarest skills–the ability to focus–and achieve groundbreaking results.

Deep work is the power to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time–a superpower in our increasingly competitive economy. In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport presents four rules for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill:

1. Work Deeply 
2. Embrace Boredom 
3. Quit Social Media 
4. Drain the Shallows 

A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, Deep Work uses examples from Carl Jung to social media pioneers to demonstrate how great thinkers have focused their minds in a nonstop world.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Deep Work makes a compelling case for cultivating intense focus and offers immediately actionable steps for infusing more of it into our lives.” —Adam M. Grant, New York Times bestselling author
“Cal Newport is a clear voice in a sea of noise, bringing science and passion in equal measure.” —Seth Godin, New York Times bestselling author
“Deep Work accomplishes two considerable tasks: One is putting out a wealth of concrete practices for the ambitious, without relying on gauzy clichés. The second is that Mr. Newport resists the corporate groupthink of constant connectivity without seeming like a curmudgeon.” —Wall Street Journal
“Deep work is the killer app of the knowledge economy: it is only by concentrating intensely that you can master a difficult discipline or solve a demanding problem.” —Economist (London)
“As a presence on the page, Newport is exceptional in the realm of self-help authors.” —New York Times Book Review
“This is a deep, not shallow, book which can enrich your life.” —Globe and Mail (Toronto)
“In this strong self-help book, Newport declares that the habits of modern professionals—checking email at all hours, rushing from meeting to meeting, and valuing multitasking above all else-only stand in the way of truly valuable work.” —Publishers Weekly
“The friendly urgency in Jeff Bottoms’ narration is perfect for this multilayered advice on managing distractions and improving personal productivity. With diction that sounds both classy and conversational, he communicates like a helpful friend.” —AudioFile
As a presence on the page, Newport is exceptional in the realm of self-help authors. —New York Times Book Review
DEEP WORK accomplishes two considerable tasks: One is putting out a wealth of concrete practices for the ambitious, without relying on gauzy clichés. The second is that Mr. Newport resists the corporate groupthink of constant connectivity without seeming like a curmudgeon. —Wall Street Journal
As automation and outsourcing reshape the workplace, what new skill do we need? The ability to do deep work. Cal Newport's exciting new book is an introduction and guide to the kind of intense concentration in a distraction-free environment that results in fast, powerful learning and performance. Think of it as calisthenics for your mind-and start your exercise program today. —Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and When
DEEP WORK makes a compelling case for cultivating intense focus, and offers immediately actionable steps for infusing more of it into our lives. —Adam M. Grant, author of Originals and Think Again
Cal Newport is a clear voice in a sea of noise, bringing science and passion in equal measure. We don't need more clicks, more cats, and more emojis. We need brave work, work that happens when we refuse to avert our eyes. —Seth Godin, author of This is Marketing and The Practice
Cal Newport offers the most well-informed and astute collection of practical advice I have seen for reclaiming one's mental powers. —Matthew B. Crawford, author of The World Beyond Your Head and Why We Drive
Just when you think you already know this stuff, DEEP WORK hits you with surprisingly unique and useful insights. Rule #3 alone, with its discussion of the 'Any-Benefit' mind-set, is worth the price of this book. —Derek Sivers, founder, Sivers.org
Here lies a playbook for professionals of all stripes to achieve true differentiation in a crowded talent marketplace. Cal Newport's latest shows why he is one of the most provocative thinkers on the future of work. —Ben Casnocha, co-author of The Start-Up Of You
Deep work is the killer app of the knowledge economy: it is only by concentrating intensely that you can master a difficult discipline or solve a demanding problem. —The Economist
This is a deep, not shallow, book which can enrich your life. —The Globe and Mail

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Author Bio: Cal Newport

Author Bio: Cal Newport

Cal Newport, PhD, is a writer and an assistant professor of computer science at Georgetown University. He also runs the popular website Study Hacks: Decoding Patterns of Success.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Nonfiction/Business & Economics
Runtime: 7.74
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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