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Few books have had as deep an effect on me as Cal Newport’s Deep Work.  In an attention-deficit economy, we have lost the ability to focus and solve complex problems—and that means our careers are at risk.  More companies embrace open offices, Slack, work-from-home policies, and build remote teams.  When was the last time you focused for just 60 minutes? Or when was the last time you had “real work” done? In the first half of the book, Cal explains why deep work is so valuable and increasingly rare in today’s attention-deficit economy.  Shallow work is made up of non-cognitively demanding tasks (easy to do while distracted) that can be performed while semi-distracted.  These jobs (and workers) are easily replicated—it’s a race to the bottom for your career.  The ability to work deeply is perhaps the most valuable skill you can master. 

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Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University who studies the theory of distributed systems. He is a widely successful author of six books, including, most recently, the New York Times bestseller, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World.

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Deep Work

Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism is a timely cultural critique on our reliance on technology and a practical guide to regaining control of our attention.  Deep Work is perhaps the most valuable skill you can learn and leverage in our attention-deficit society.  In this book, Newport makes an unsettlingly strong case for how and why we should be reducing our use of technology (in particular, social media), and why we need to be more specific and careful about our use.  With simple language but profound insights, Digital Minimalism teaches us where to draw the line and how to focus this energy and attention on what matters instead; our goals and quality of life.  Time off our digital devices is the key to living a focused life in a noisy world. 

Digital Minimalism

 Cal Newport's manifesto challenges conventional wisdom by arguing that it is a person's skill and talent--and not their passion--that determines their career path.  A direct quote from comedian Steve Martin, who once explained why he was successful in his career by writing "because I'm so good at what I do," inspired Newport to write this book.  Newport believes that too often we look for our passions rather than developing the skills that can lead us to success, and he contends that Steve Jobs's famous commencement speech at Stanford University, in which Jobs urges idealistic grads to chase their dreams, is misguided advice. 

Reid Garrett Hoffman CBE is an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author. Hoffman was the co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social network used primarily for professional networking. He is currently a partner at the venture capital firm Greylock Partners.

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