Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

2016 • 304 pages

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15

Decent book, but I had much higher hopes for it, especially in regards to other people´s ratings of the book.

The subject is very interesting and the book details the benefits of deep work, as well as some points on how to do deep work.
However, I thought the book became kind of repetitive after a while, with too many examples of success stories, instead of examples on how to actually do deep work.

For me, albeit an exaggeration, the book pretty much tells you to really focus on the problems you face in your work, which will lead you to become much greater in that field.
The underlying meaning is simply put to stay focused on the task at hand and work through it, instead of giving up, which I definitely agree with the writer on is the main cause for most people failing at things, but I was expecting the book to be more about how to achieve deep work, not why it is important.

November 25, 2017