Tag: Deep Work
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BR331) “Stolen Focus” Book Review
Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention – and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari. 5/5 rating. 283 pages. Book #47 of 2023. Read November 19, 2023. This has officially become one of my favorite books! Johann looks at the epidemic of failing attention throughout the world. If you talk to nearly anyone,…
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BR174) “Deep Work” Book Review
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. 3/5 rating. 263 pages. Book #10 of 2021. Read January 29, 2021. Cal discusses the importance of “deep work” in excelling in our new, knowledge economy. Cal defines deep work as: “Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push…