For the second meeting of the THINKERS Book Club, we dive into the world of productivity and focus by discussing Deep Work -- Cal Newport's much-beloved manual for how to succeed in a distracted world.
This book was suggested by Patrick Garmoe, who helped to lead this discussion. Sean, Mica, and Eve were also on hand.
To learn more about the book and find several options for where to order it, visit Cal Newport's website.
If you are unfamiliar with the concept, here is a description from Cal:
Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It’s a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep—spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there’s a better way.
We discuss the main concepts from the book, what we agree/disagree with, and provide our main takeaways for getting more deep work done ourselves.
