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aeclark12's review against another edition
5.0
Important observations about our relationship with technology from someone in the field -- a computer scientist.
jon30sch's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
emilyhillreads's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
3.75
As with all Newport’s books I found the social commentary and practical tips excellent. However, I didn’t gain as much from this one as I did from the first one I read - Digital Minimalism. Part of this is that the target audience for this felt narrower. Additionally, while I won’t say that once you’ve read one of his books you’ve read them all, I will say that if you’ve read his work before and have strong extrapolation skills, you might find yourself skimming sections.
eecechecho's review against another edition
Really well written but it made me super anxious
kyra_c_c's review against another edition
3.0
Some interesting ideas and lots of practical advice about improving focus and concentration. I thought it would be a bit of a slog but by a third of the way through, when Newport starts to get specific and practical, the pace picked up. It will take some creative thinking to work out how to apply his tips to some jobs/pastimes but for those in the areas he mentions most (academia, tech/software) it seems like really helpful advice.
azureyoshi's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 - It has some really good ideas in here that I want to implement within my own life, but he relies a bit too much on correlation equaling causation for some arguments and toots his own horn too often.
justin92's review against another edition
3.0
4 stars if read after Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
Book spends a lot of time justifying why "deep work" is needed. If you subscribe to the philosophy early on, it becomes repetitive. How to apply is a smaller portion but still offers some really good options/choices to implement. However, the choices don't really explain how to overcome pitfalls when trying to implement the options/choices. You gain some pitfall remedies if you read Cal's Digital Minimalism first.
Book spends a lot of time justifying why "deep work" is needed. If you subscribe to the philosophy early on, it becomes repetitive. How to apply is a smaller portion but still offers some really good options/choices to implement. However, the choices don't really explain how to overcome pitfalls when trying to implement the options/choices. You gain some pitfall remedies if you read Cal's Digital Minimalism first.