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goel_1996's review against another edition
4.0
I am a big fan of Cal Newport. I am fascinated how he is able to live a simple ordinary life in spite being involved in so many projects.
Deep work is a real thing and the only thing that can provide us true satisfaction.
But today, we love to live with distractions, posting updates on social media or checking emails. It provides us a pseudo sense of busyness or productivity. These shallow tasks are of little value and can be done by anyone.
One thing to worry is the importance these shallow tasks are being given in corporate world. People doing these type of tasks are often appreciated while others who do valuable work get ignored. So people are being motivated to do these simple, easy tasks which gives you recognition.
Deep Work is rare. I feel all the methods suggested by Cal can become too overwhelming to be followed by an average person. But if we start with the process eventually we will end up doing much better work.
Doing better work is the answer to happy satisfied life.
Deep work is a real thing and the only thing that can provide us true satisfaction.
But today, we love to live with distractions, posting updates on social media or checking emails. It provides us a pseudo sense of busyness or productivity. These shallow tasks are of little value and can be done by anyone.
One thing to worry is the importance these shallow tasks are being given in corporate world. People doing these type of tasks are often appreciated while others who do valuable work get ignored. So people are being motivated to do these simple, easy tasks which gives you recognition.
Deep Work is rare. I feel all the methods suggested by Cal can become too overwhelming to be followed by an average person. But if we start with the process eventually we will end up doing much better work.
Doing better work is the answer to happy satisfied life.
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