Deep Work
Cal Newport
72 people recommended it in 31 threads, 2016–2025.
2 commenters pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
Deep Work" by Cal Newport has really helped me with my productivity and happiness, and made me give up social media.
Deep Work by Cal Newport. This book changed my working habits and life. I was constantly distracted before, and now I am able to focus a ton.
It completely changed how I view my work, and how I spend my time, more than any other generic self-help book I've come across. It isn't the usual "delete Facebook, and everything will be fine" blog post.
The main take-away for me is making a well-defined separation between "busy"/"shallow" work and "deep" work.
Best Book I read this year : Deep Work by Cal Newport and One World Education by Sal Khan.
I got a lot out of Deep Work by Cal Newport
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