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Reader abandons second listen of Cal Newport's Deep Work
Original: I gave up part way through my second listing of the audiobook Deep Work by Cal Newport. Some interesting stuff in there
A reader says they gave up partway through a second listen of the audiobook Deep Work by Cal Newport. They credit the book with one lasting takeaway: Sophie Leroy's concept of attention residue, describing how leaving a task unfinished and switching to another affects focus. Overall, though, they found the book not worth a repeat, suggesting its ideas are useful but thinly stretched.
Why now: People periodically revisit and debate whether Deep Work's core ideas justify a full reread.
Cal NewportDeep WorkSophie Leroy
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- I gave up part way through my second listing of the audiobook Deep Work by Cal Newport. Some interesting stuff in there (e.g. Sophie Leroy's "Attention Residue" is a nice way to describe the effect of leaving one task in an uncertain state and switching to another), but mostly… · chris_e_simpson@hachyderm.io · 5
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