{"product_id":"deep-work-rules-for-focused-success-in-a-distracted-world-hardcover","title":"Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCal Newport\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaster one of our economy's most rare skills and achieve groundbreaking results with this \"exciting\" book (Daniel H. Pink) from an \"exceptional\" author (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep Work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep-spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there's a better way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four \"rules,\" for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. Work Deeply \u003cbr\u003e2. Embrace Boredom \u003cbr\u003e3. Quit Social Media \u003cbr\u003e4. Drain the Shallows \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, \u003ci\u003eDeep Work\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a journey through memorable stories-from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air-and no-nonsense advice, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored. Deep Work is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn Amazon Best Book of 2016 Pick in Business \u0026amp; Leadership \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBusiness Bestseller \u003cbr\u003eA Business Book of the Week at 800-CEO-READ\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCal Newport \u003c\/b\u003eis a computer science professor at Georgetown University and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of seven books, including, \u003ci\u003eA World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, So Good They Can't Ignore You, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDeep Work\u003c\/i\u003e, which have been published in over 35 languages. He is a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, and WIRED\u003c\/i\u003e, a frequent guest on NPR, and the host of the popular Deep Questions podcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964684632365,"sku":"9781455586691","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/deep-work-rules-for-focused-success-in-a-distracted-world-hardcover-5349489.webp?v=1775476566","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/deep-work-rules-for-focused-success-in-a-distracted-world-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}