书目

Deep Work:Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

内容简介

WallStreetJournalBusinessBestsellerAnAmazonBestBookofJanuary2016inBusiness&LeadershipPickABusinessBookoftheWeekat800-CEO-READOneofthemostvaluableskillsinoureconomyisbecomingincreasinglyrare.Ifyoumasterthisskill,you'llachieveextraordinaryresults.Deepworkistheabilitytofocuswithoutdistractiononacognitivelydemandingtask.It'saskillthatallowsyoutoquicklymastercomplicatedinformationandproducebetterresultsinlesstime.Deepworkwillmakeyoubetteratwhatyoudoandprovidethesenseoftruefulfillmentthatcomesfromcraftsmanship.Inshort,deepworkislikeasuperpowerinourincreasinglycompetitivetwenty-firstcenturyeconomy.Andyet,mostpeoplehavelosttheabilitytogodeep-spendingtheirdaysinsteadinafranticblurofe-mailandsocialmedia,notevenrealizingthere'sabetterway.InDEEPWORK,authorandprofessorCalNewportflipsthenarrativeonimpactinaconnectedage.Insteadofarguingdistractionisbad,heinsteadcelebratesthepowerofitsopposite.Dividingthisbookintotwoparts,hefirstmakesthecasethatinalmostanyprofession,cultivatingadeepworkethicwillproducemassivebenefits.Hethenpresentsarigoroustrainingregimen,presentedasaseriesoffour"rules,"fortransformingyourmindandhabitstosupportthisskill.Amixofculturalcriticismandactionableadvice,DEEPWORKtakesthereaderonajourneythroughmemorablestories-fromCarlJungbuildingastonetowerinthewoodstofocushismind,toasocialmediapioneerbuyingaround-tripbusinessclasstickettoTokyotowriteabookfreefromdistractionintheair-andno-nonsenseadvice,suchastheclaimthatmostseriousprofessionalsshouldquitsocialmediaandthatyoushouldpracticebeingbored.DEEPWORKisanindispensableguidetoanyoneseekingfocusedsuccessinadistractedworld.

作者简介

CalNewport,Ph.D.,livesinWashington,DC,whereheisawriterandanassistantprofessorofcomputerscienceatGeorgetownUniversity.HealsorunsthepopularwebsiteStudyHacks:DecodingPatternsofSuccess.Thisishisfifthbook.,,

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