I’m really glad I read this book, which taught me a lot about deep work and will and already has improved my work habits a lot! I enjoyed the structure of the book, giving interesting stories and trying to get a learning out of it. Although I also found it a bit redundant at times, parts were repeated and blown up for no reason sometimes even contradicting a former appearance. The author also contradicts the foundations of his main thesis in the final chapters, which does not completely destroy the concept, but does make properties and techniques of the deep work habit as he describes it obsolete. I would recommend the book to anybody who is thriving in any kind of environment (not just professionally, also for example in sports) anyway, as it lets you easily review your own schedule and productivity.

Worth the read. Read it, write down the advices and train your concentration muscle. Hard work, but it pays!

Zwar enthält das Buch viele sinnvolle Ideen und Strategieansätze, doch kaum etwas davon ist originell, das meiste schon mal dagewesen. Für Fortgeschrittene daher zu langweilig. Der Autor bleibt häufig zu sehr im Ungefähren, die Beispiele sind zu konstruiert, um von praktischem Nutzen zu sein. Schade - so taugt das Buch auch für Anfänger nicht viel. Wirklich nervig ist, dass der Autor es nicht unterlassen kann, ständig Reklame für seine Person zu machen - wie toll und einzigartig er doch ist. Der Schreibstil ist überraschend fade. Es gibt wirklich weit Besseres.