Knowledge Work Books

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The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 2,144 ratings — published 2023
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Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 22,048 ratings — published 2022
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 193,304 ratings — published 2016
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Thinking for a Living: How to Get Better Performances And Results from Knowledge Workers Thinking for a Living: How to Get Better Performances And Results from Knowledge Workers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.29 — 183 ratings — published 2005
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Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 25,642 ratings — published 2024
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A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
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avg rating 4.19 — 22,153 ratings — published 2014
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A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 6,485 ratings — published 2021
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Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 8,554 ratings — published 2018
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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 150,828 ratings — published 2021
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The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.71 — 486 ratings — published 2017
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Wisdom Takes Work: Learn. Apply. Repeat. Wisdom Takes Work: Learn. Apply. Repeat. (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 2,956 ratings — published 2025
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The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 17,417 ratings — published 2025
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DON'T PANIC! All the Stuff the Expectant Dad Needs to Know DON'T PANIC! All the Stuff the Expectant Dad Needs to Know (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.49 — 275 ratings — published 2022
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The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 1,242 ratings — published 2016
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The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 2,980 ratings — published 1921
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 49,641 ratings — published 2024
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Square One: The Foundations of Knowledge Square One: The Foundations of Knowledge (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 64 ratings — published
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Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 1,865 ratings — published 2023
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The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 4,260 ratings — published 1997
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A History of Knowledge: Past, Present, and Future A History of Knowledge: Past, Present, and Future (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,709 ratings — published 1991
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The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.03 — 3,402 ratings — published 2021
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Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.35 — 210 ratings — published
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The Content Pyramid: The 5 Levels Of Becoming A Legendary Writer, Creator, and Thought Leader The Content Pyramid: The 5 Levels Of Becoming A Legendary Writer, Creator, and Thought Leader (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.21 — 14 ratings — published
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Digital Zettelkasten: Principles, Methods, & Examples Digital Zettelkasten: Principles, Methods, & Examples (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.71 — 1,665 ratings — published
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Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon) Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)
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avg rating 4.26 — 17,717 ratings — published 2019
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The Bullet Journal Method: Track Your Past, Order Your Present, Plan Your Future The Bullet Journal Method: Track Your Past, Order Your Present, Plan Your Future (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 33,216 ratings — published 2018
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A Professor's Guide to Writing Essays: The No-Nonsense Plan for Better Writing A Professor's Guide to Writing Essays: The No-Nonsense Plan for Better Writing (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.92 — 166 ratings — published 2016
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10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less) 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less)
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avg rating 4.21 — 3,612 ratings — published 2015
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Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 62,367 ratings — published 2014
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 342,091 ratings — published 2012
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Writers and Their Notebooks Writers and Their Notebooks (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 271 ratings — published 2010
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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 28,353 ratings — published 1940
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 31,184 ratings — published 1976
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Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 534 ratings — published 2001
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Moral Wisdom and Good Lives Moral Wisdom and Good Lives (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 1995
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The Limits of Thought: Discussions between J. Krishnamurti and David Bohm The Limits of Thought: Discussions between J. Krishnamurti and David Bohm (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 187 ratings — published 1998
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How to Take Smart Notes How to Take Smart Notes (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.07 — 13,914 ratings — published 2017
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Janus: A Summing Up Janus: A Summing Up (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 125 ratings — published 1978
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Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 5,016 ratings — published 1998
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The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 36,100 ratings — published 1990
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Ambient Findability: What We Find Changes Who We Become Ambient Findability: What We Find Changes Who We Become (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 1,357 ratings — published 2005
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 89,835 ratings — published 1990
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Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 2,632 ratings — published 2019
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Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,641 ratings — published 2001
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The Laws of Cool: Knowledge Work and the Culture of Information The Laws of Cool: Knowledge Work and the Culture of Information (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 42 ratings — published 2004
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Excel Bible for Beginners: The Essential Step by Step Guide to Learn Excel for Beginners Excel Bible for Beginners: The Essential Step by Step Guide to Learn Excel for Beginners (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.44 — 9 ratings — published
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Agile Conversations: Transform Your Conversations, Transform Your Culture Agile Conversations: Transform Your Conversations, Transform Your Culture (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.07 — 330 ratings — published 2020
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Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow (ebook)
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avg rating 4.18 — 5,584 ratings — published 2019
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Cal Newport
“راهبرد کلی خوبی برای متعادل کردن وسواس و کمال‌گرایی داریم: به خودتان برای تولید یک نتیجه‌ی عالی وقت کافی بدهید، ولی دقت کنید که وقت شما نامحدود نباشد. محصول شما باید به اندازه‌ای خوب باشد که نظر افرادی با قریحه‌ی مورد قبول از نظر خودتان را جلب کند، اما خود را ملزم نکنید که حتما یک شاهکار ارائه دهید.”
Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

Cal Newport
“در واقع آهستگی برای اعتراض به کار نیست، بلکه برای پیدا کردن راهی بهتر جهت انجام دادن آن است.
رویکرد سریع دست کم در هفتاد سال گذشته امتحان شده و مشخص شده است که کارآمد نیست. وقت آن رسیده است تا رویکردی آهسته‌تر را امتحان کنیم.”
Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

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