Deep Work

Key Takeaways

Kyle, in 2017 in Books: I borrowed this book from my good friend Tim Riser, while my wife and I were visiting Tim and his wife Chalene in Boston. I hadn’t heard of it before, but after reading it, I feel like it’s one of the most important books I’ve ever read. The idea that deep thought is becoming a more scarce commodity, while at the same time as it’s becoming one of the most important skills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E7hkPZ-HTk&t=2s

Connections

• Cal Newport — author; Digital Minimalism and Discipline Is Destiny both draw the “large, uninterrupted blocks of focused time” thread back to this book.
• Digital Minimalism — the direct Newport precursor pairing; both argue attention is a scarce resource to protect from low-value digital interruption.
• Essentialism / Atomic Habits — focus-and-subtraction and habit-design companions in the same ideological family.
• Monk Mode — the deep-focus working mode associated with this book.

Highlights

From Roam

Roam page metadata — Author: Cal Newport · Reading Status: Books Read · Source: https://medium.com/@kwharrison13/2017-in-books-b2316c63784a · Recommended By: Tim Riser · Tags: #Books

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