Book Lounge - Deep Work with Guest Chuba Ezekwesili

Today in the Book Lounge, Tom & Karin discuss the book Deep Work with special guest Chuba Ezekwesili.

Each week Book Insights creator and author of The 50 Classics Series Tom Butler-Bowdon and Memo’d Program Manager Karin Richey invite you to join their fun and casual conversation about the book of the week. Hear what they love it about, what they don’t, how they rate it, and how it can advance your work and life. You’ll learn why it was selected to be part of the curated list of Book Insights, and what’s new with the book or the author currently.

This week, Tom and Karin offer you insight on:

*Chuba shares how as the Co-Founder of a design organization, he's able to harness his creativity into productive work times by avoiding digital distractions using the techniques from Deep Work.

*The value of focusing on just 1 thing and how email, social media and so many other distractions are addictive and must be weaned away for maximum productivity.

*How to divide your day between periods of connection/communication along with times specifically for focused, concentrated deep work. Along with learning patience and accepting the important role boredom plays in productivity.

Want quick saveable, shareable bullet points on today's podcast? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/KarinRichey/deep-work-with-chuba-ezekwesili-3504

Show Notes:

Chua Ezekwesili is a Yale economist and co-founder of Ankara, a design firm. He has followed Cal Newport's writing for over a decade as he utilizes it for school and work.

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What is the difference between Book Insights episodes and Book Lounge episodes?

Book Insights are formal, structured summary, analysis and exploration of a bestselling nonfiction book. Each episode is read by a professional voice actor and will introduce a new title selected specifically for its value to your work and life.  Book Lounge episodes are casual discussions about the book, the author, and anything else that comes along through the course of conversation. It’s more of a broad chat about how the book relates to current, everyday life.

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