Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

by Cal Newport

Human beings, it seems, are at their best when immersed deeply in something challenging.

Great creative minds] think like artists but work like accountants.”

The Law of the Vital Few*: In many settings, 80 percent of a given effect is due to just 20 percent of the possible causes.

When you have fewer hours you usually spend them more wisely.