Deep Work

Name: Deep Work
Author: Cal Newport

Newport makes the case for blocking long stretches of focused work and treating distraction as a cost, not a harmless break.

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Cal Newport

The same author, working close to Deep Work rather than off in a far corner of the backlist.

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