Deep Work: How to Use Every Bit of Your Brain Power Effectively

Sending and receiving emails anytime and anywhere, participating in large and small meetings one after another, scrambling under the screams of instant messaging software, constantly switching attention in complex multi-threaded work... You seem very busy, and you even enjoy this kind of busyness unconsciously, but can your busyness really be transformed into productivity? The author of this book, Carl Newport, a Ph. D. In computer science at MIT, sharply exposes the shocking truth of the information economy era - more than 60% of knowledge workers' working time is spent dealing with such superficial matters, and these tasks not only produce limited value, but also permanently damage people's ability to work deeply! The concept of "deep work" created by the author means that focused professional activities can be carried out in a state without interference, so that one's cognitive ability can be reached to the limit. And precisely because the ability to work deeply is increasingly scarce in current society, its relationship with economic success has become increasingly close. All discussions in this book also revolve around "deep work". The whole book is divided into two parts: In the first part, the author objectively analyzes the importance of achieving deep work in the new economic situation from the perspectives of neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, etc. The second part systematically teaches specific strategies for practicing deep work in daily life, such as incorporating deep work into daily work processes, improving the brain's deep thinking ability, staying away from social networks, etc. The author also emphasizes that deep work is not an outdated skill, but a good medicine to rescue people from the state of mental alienation caused by technological monopoly. In the current superficial information age centered on the Internet, advocating deep work is tantamount to calling for the return of a craftsman spirit.