Rx Note

Introduction The book Deep Work by Cal Newport is about developing the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. This skill allows you to quickly master complex information and produce superior results in less time. Today, most people have lost the ability to “go deep”, spending their days instead in a frantic blur of email and social media. The author, therefore, argues that deep work is like a superpower in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. Ultimately, Deep Work is an indispensable guide for anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world. The Idea Deep work is defined as professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. These efforts create new value, rapidly improve your skills and are hard to replicate. The ubiquity of deep work among influential individuals (e.g., J.K. Rowling, Bill Gates) stands in stark contrast to the behaviour of most ...