One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve extraordinary results.

Deep Work is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world.

'Cal Newport is exceptional in the realm of self-help authors' New York Times

'Deep work' is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. Coined by author and professor Cal Newport on his popular blog Study Hacks, deep work will make you better at what you do, let you achieve more in less time and provide the sense of true fulfilment that comes from the mastery of a skill. In short, deep work is like a superpower in our increasingly competitive economy.

And yet most people, whether knowledge workers in noisy open-plan offices or creatives struggling to sharpen their vision, have lost the ability to go deep - spending their days instead in a frantic blur of email and social media, not even realising there's a better way.

A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, DEEP WORK takes the reader on a journey through memorable stories -- from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air -- and surprising suggestions, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored.

Put simply: developing and cultivating a deep work practice is one of the best decisions you can make in an increasingly distracted world and this book will point the way.

La méthode pour gagner du temps, être plus efficace et réussir !

La capacité qui revêt le plus de valeur dans notre économie se fait de plus en plus rare. Celui qui la développe se donne les moyens d'accomplir de grandes choses.

Le travail en profondeur, ou deep work, désigne une activité professionnelle menée dans un état de concentration absolue qui pousse nos capacités cognitives jusqu'à leurs limites. Ces efforts créent de la valeur, affinent nos compétences et sont difficiles à reproduire. En d'autres termes, le travail en profondeur est comme un superpouvoir dans notre économie toujours plus concurrentielle. Et pourtant... nous avons, pour la plupart, perdu cette capacité. S'appuyant sur des modèles de réussite historiques et contemporains, Cal Newport nous explique pourquoi il est si crucial de réapprendre à se concentrer intensément dans un monde débordant d'informations et de distractions. Il nous enseigne 4 principes destinés à rééduquer notre esprit et à replacer le travail en profondeur, seule source de sens et de valeur, au cœur de notre vie professionnelle.

« Captivant et substantiel... Deep work [...] livre aux ambitieux une foule de pratiques concrètes à mettre en œuvre. » - The Wall Street Journal

Cal Newport's clearly-written manifesto flies in the face of conventional wisdom by suggesting that it should be a person's talent and skill - and not necessarily their passion - that determines their career path.

Newport, who graduated from Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa) and earned a PhD. from MIT, contends that trying to find what drives us, instead of focusing on areas in which we naturally excel, is ultimately harmful and frustrating to job seekers.

The title is a direct quote from comedian Steve Martin who, when once asked why he was successful in his career, immediately replied: "Be so good they can't ignore you" and that's the main basis for Newport's book. Skill and ability trump passion.

Inspired by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs' famous Stanford University commencement speech in which Jobs urges idealistic grads to chase their dreams, Newport takes issue with that advice, claiming that not only is thsi advice Pollyannish, but that Jobs himself never followed his own advice.

From there, Newport presents compelling scientific and contemporary case study evidence that the key to one's career success is to find out what you do well, where you have built up your 'career capital,' and then to put all of your efforts into that direction.

Les conseils de bon sens, comme désactiver les notifications ou les rituels occasionnels, tels que l'observation d'un sabbat numérique, ne sont pas suffisants pour reprendre le contrôle de nos vies technologiques, et les tentatives de débranchement complet sont compliquées.
S'appuyant sur un large éventail d'exemples concrets, allant des agriculteurs Amish aux parents sursollicités en passant par les programmeurs de la Silicon Valley, Newport identifie les pratiques courantes des minimalistes numériques et les idées qui les sous-tendent.
Il montre comment ces derniers repensent leur relation aux médias sociaux, redécouvrent les plaisirs du monde hors connexion et renouent avec leur être intérieur au cours de périodes régulières de solitude.
Il partage ensuite ses stratégies pour intégrer ces pratiques dans votre vie, en commençant par un processus de "désencombrement numérique" de trente jours.

La technologie n'est intrinsèquement ni bonne ni mauvaise. L'essentiel est de l'utiliser pour soutenir vos objectifs et vos valeurs, plutôt que de la laisser vous manipuler.

Cal Newport est professeur d’informatique à l’université de Georgetown. C’est sur son célèbre blog, Study Hacks (suivi par plus de 2 millions d’internautes), qu’il a inventé et popularisé le concept de « deep work » et qu'il a formalisé la pratique du minimalisme numérique.
Il est l'auteur du best-seller international Deep Work (éditions Alisio).

Learn how to switch off and find calm - from the New York Times bestselling author of A World Without Email

'Digital Minimalism is the Marie Kondo of technology' Evening Standard

*****

Do you find yourself endlessly scrolling through social media or the news while your anxiety rises? Are you feeling frazzled after a long day of endless video calls?

In this timely book, professor Cal Newport shows us how to pair back digital distractions and live a more meaningful life with less technology. By following a 'digital declutter' process, you'll learn to:

· Rethink your relationship with social media
· Prioritize 'high bandwidth' conversations over low quality text chains
· Rediscover the pleasures of the offline world

Take back control from your devices and find calm amongst the chaos with Digital Minimalism.

*****

'An eloquent, powerful and enjoyably practical guide to cutting back on screen time' The Times

'An urgent call to action for anyone serious about being in command of their own life' Ryan Holiday

'What a timely and useful book' Naomi Alderman, author of The Power

***NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***

Feel like you're always drowning in email? How much more would you achieve without them - and how much happier would you be?

'A World Without Email crystallizes what so many of us feel intuitively but haven't been able to explain: the way we're working isn't working.' Drew Houston, co-founder and CEO of Dropbox
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Emails are an integral part of work today. But the 'kind regards', forwards and attachments we check every 5.4 minutes are making us unproductive, stressed and costing businesses millions in untapped potential.

Bestselling author of Deep Work and Digital Minimalism, Cal Newport, is here to offer a radical new vision - a world without email. Drawing on sociology, behavioural economics and fascinating case studies of thriving email-free companies, Newport explains how this modern tool doesn't work for our ancient brains and provides solutions you can implement today to transform your workday into one without constant, distracting pings.

Revolutionary and practical, A World Without Email will liberate you to do your most profound, fulfilling and creative work - and be happier too.
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'If you are currently drowning in endless email and not sure where to start: read this book' Emma Gannon, author of The Multi-Hyphen Method

'Read this superb book. It might just change your life; it's changing mine' Tim Harford, author of How To Make The World Add Up

'This is a bold, visionary, almost prophetic book that challenges the status quo' Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.

Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.

The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.

Digital Minimalism, a Level 7 Reader, is B2 in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future perfect simple, mixed conditionals, past perfect continuous, mixed conditionals, more complex passive forms and modals for deduction in the past.


Cal Newport is a professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University in the USA. He has written a number of books on computers and technology.



This book is useful for anyone who is worried about the amount of time they are spending online and shows them how to use less technology in their life.


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Los minimalistas digitales ya están entre nosotros. Son personas relajadas que pueden tener largas conversaciones, perderse en un buen libro, hacer manualidades o salir a correr sin que su mirada se escape constantemente hacia su teléfono móvil. Utilizando el sentido común y adoptando técnicas sutiles, Cal Newport nos enseñará cuándo usar la tecnología y cuándo prescindir de ella para disfrutar plenamente del mundo offline y reconectar con nosotros mismos. La tecnología no es mala o buena en sí misma, la clave está en usarla de acuerdo con nuestros valores y necesidades.