Deep Work : Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Name : Deep Work : Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Author : Cal Newport

Book Format : Paperback

Edition : 2016

Genre : Health, Family & Personal Development

ISBN : 9780349413686

Language : English

Pages : 201-300 Pages

Publish Year : 2016

Publisher : JAI MATA DI BOOKS

Sub Genre : Other Self-Help Books

Cal Newport discusses in his new book, Deep Work : Rules For Focused Success In A Distracted World, about how professionals of today have started valuing quantity over quality; and how this has turned young professionals of today into puppets who try to indulge in extensive multitasking, dealing with multiple emails and projects. This prevents them from doing ‘deep work’; which is focused work free from all other distractions. This also means that the professionals of today should sort out their priorities.

Newport uses principles of psychology and neuroscience to enhance his points. He elaborates how to improve a person’s cognitive abilities and how employers should encourage workers to not take shortcuts for completing projects. He claims that the best way to break away from the corporate race is to take a break from technology and social media and use some alone-time to rewind and introspect. Newport enforces the beliefs of a non-technophile to deliver work that is productive and efficiently delivered.

About the Author

Cal Newport holds the position of assistant Computer Science professor at Georgetown University and his area of specialization is ‘distributed algorithms’. He graduated from Dartmouth and obtained a PH.D. from MIT. Apart from studying technological development, he has authored books describing the impact of recent technological developments on our daily l

Country of Origin : India