The book is basically divided into two parts part one which he calls “The Idea” and part two which he calls “The Rules.” The first part talks about deep work and the second part talks about what the individual needs to do to achieve “deep work.” His other book, So Good They Can't Ignore You, that he wrote before Deep Work talks about how people should not do what they wish, instead, they should do what they are good at. Cal Newport’s Deep Work has become a Wall Street Journal bestseller and not only that but it has also been recognized by the New York Times Book Review, The Economist, and The Guardian. Newport has also written other books that focus on giving advice to students, How to Be a High School Superstar, How to Become a Straight-A Student, and How to Win at College. Cal Newport's work has been noteworthy since many of the best universities like Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Dartmouth, Middlebury, Georgetown, and Duke have all invited him to speak about those topics he wrote in his books for student advice. Cal Newport even runs his own blog on his website where he writes about “how to perform productive, valuable, and meaningful work in an increasingly distracted digital age.”
-Javier Esparza
I see what Cal Newport is talking about, and for the most part, he's right. There are so many distractions that divert one's attention from their work. Shoot, I've been on this blog for 40 minutes but was distracted by phone that only now am I starting to write. What contributes to this increased sense of distraction can perhaps the accessibility of the devices. They're right at our fingertips, and anything we want to see, watch, or listen to is there along with it.
ReplyDeleteWith all of his experience listed, it seems like Cal Newport's Book,"Deep Work", is valuable due to its meaning and would appeal to the reader as a useful source. If Harvard wants Newport to speak about his ideas, then this book must be well informative in a pleasurably strategic way.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the way that he separated the book into two parts: blunt and to the point. His other books also sound interesting, especially So Good They Can’t Ignore You.
ReplyDeleteThe title of this book kind of intimidates me because sometimes, a lot of the times I'm really lazy. I think his book would be really good for me exactly for that reason though. It sounds like he is really knows how to fix all of our short attention spans in this digital age. From your review, I can see that he has a solution to becoming successful in life, which is something that isn't easy. I can see why the book is now called deep work.
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