{ "item_title" : "Deep Work", "item_author" : [" Cal Newport "], "item_description" : "Millions of copies sold The bestselling modern classic that sparked a worldwide conversation about the value of concentration--and the true costs of fractured attention.I'm handing you the answer to the overwhelm you feel, and his name is Dr. Cal Newport. --Mel Robbins, The Mel Robbins Podcast, author of New York Times bestselling The Let Them TheoryDeep Work-- the ability to focus without distraction on cognitively demanding tasks--is one of the most important abilities you can cultivate in our current moment. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce quality results in less time. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep--spending their days in a frantic blur of emails, online meetings, social media, and AI slop, not realizing there's a better way. In Deep Work, bestselling author and professor Cal Newport makes the case for reclaiming focus as a critical skill in our digital world, providing step-by step instructions for achieving this goal, including four rules for transforming your daily habits: 1. Work Deeply2. Embrace Boredom3. Quit Social Media4. Drain the Shallows A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, Deep Work offers a vitally important message: in our age of constant distraction, focus is a superpower. With inspiring examples and clear rules, Deep Work will teach you to introduce this ability in your own life. As a presence on the page, Newport is exceptional in the realm of self-help authors ... Six ­pages in, I powered down my laptop. Twenty pages in, I left the house to buy an alarm clock so that I wouldn't have an excuse to sleep next to my phone.--Molly Young, The New York Times One of the few books I would call life-changing. --Tim Maurer, ForbesI've read lots of books about productivity and lots of books about distraction. For me, Deep Work is among the best, on both counts. --Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker Deep Work] has changed how I live my life. Particularly, it's led me to stop scheduling morning meetings, and to preserve that time for more sustained, creative work. --Ezra Klein, The Ezra Klein Show", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/45/558/669/1455586692_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "30.00", "online_price" : "30.00", "our_price" : "30.00", "club_price" : "30.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "30.00" } }

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