Arcadia Public Library

"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 the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship....

A leading political analyst looks at the imbalanced distribution of status and work in Western societies and how it devalues qualities such as character, compassion, craft and physical labor in favor of intellectual endeavors.