But the book puts up a very intense battle against an army of straw men. The idea of working in a deep, focused manner isn't a new one or one that would shock people (as the book's extensive citations show).
The book is written as if it's presenting "a new, flashy, grand theory of everything".
I thought his discussions on professions like CEOs that might not be deep-work appropriate, different ways to think about what social media improves your life, and going off-schedule to pursue an insight made the book much more well-rounded and connected to life.ġ. Cal anticipates more of the (valid) objections and nuances to his thesis than I've seen him do previously. He specifically delineates between "shallow" low priority work and "deep" high-priority, high-payoff work and ways to identify which types of work fall into which category.Ģ. Cal highlights actionable ways to 1) increase concentration and focus and 2) produce more work output. TL DR: It has some good actionable steps, but with a lot of fluff about being more counter-culture and revolutionary than it is or needs to have.ġ. I have generally been a fan of Cal's work, but had a mixed view on this book.
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