Many modern knowledge workers now spend most of their brain power battling distraction and interruption, whether because of the incessant pinging of devices, noisy open-plan offices or the difficulty of deciding what deserves your attention the most.
Most of us, after all, are excruciatingly familiar with shallow work instead - distractedly skimming the surfa.
When Cal Newport coined the term \'Deep work\' on his popular blog, Study Hacks, in 2012, he found the concept quickly hit a nerve.
Many modern knowledge workers now spend most of their brain power battling distraction and interruption, whether because of the incessant pinging of devices, noisy open-plan offices or the difficulty of deciding what deserves your attention the most