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natgdye's review
5.0
Had some great insights, definitely making me rethink how I work and communicate with others and expect others to communicate with me
tooshark's review
4.0
Interesting ideas all around. It felt repetitive, but it was also thorough, so two sides, I suppose. If you liked Newport's other books (read Deep Work first!), you'll probably get some value out of this.
papidoc's review
4.0
As usual, Newport puts forth a lot of well-developed, excellent ideas, ripe for the picking for almost anyone. Despite his claims to the contrary, I don't think taking his recommendations to their logical conclusion would work for anyone the way he seems to suggest, but there are pieces that almost anyone could implement to their benefit.
mvanhar's review against another edition
3.0
I liked 'Deep Work' more, I don't think the content is bad but it could have been shortened more to focus on the functional aspects of actively managing our attention, good anecdotes but if you're already familiar with managing projects with boards, agile principles, and the need to manage your attention and focus as a knowledge workers I don't think there is a lot of incremental value to read this.
thejdizzler's review
4.0
A clear and concise summary of the problems in knowledge work brought about by email. A must read for any grad student.
apurplelife's review
5.0
There are a lot of lies permeating American work culture and I have internalized all of them. The previous book I reviewed (Laziness Does Not Exist) helped me realize a few of these lies and why they are bullshit.
This book took that a step further. I thought it was a personal failure that I felt constantly stressed, on edge and unable to focus during my career, but it turns out: our psychology as humans is not built for the always on, constant pinging work culture we have created.
This is not a personal failing. It's part of the design. This book is amazing at analyzing our current culture, what works, what doesn't and how we can fix it. Absolutely phenomenal!
This book took that a step further. I thought it was a personal failure that I felt constantly stressed, on edge and unable to focus during my career, but it turns out: our psychology as humans is not built for the always on, constant pinging work culture we have created.
This is not a personal failing. It's part of the design. This book is amazing at analyzing our current culture, what works, what doesn't and how we can fix it. Absolutely phenomenal!
caseyulrich555's review
3.0
It had some interesting ideas and arguments but I generally got disinterested by the end and tried to power through. Probably more applicable to a start up or tech world job.
kevenwang's review
4.0
I enjoyed his comparison between physical work and knowledge work. Some chapters can be shorter though
ashianajivraj's review against another edition
4.0
The problem with this book is that every time I got distracted by my phone, I felt a pang of guilt... Newport is pretty right about the challenges of tech.. what can I say. Super interesting way of addressing productivity and understanding how we think about work streams.