Episode #280: Deep Work and Attention Span

Grace and Alvina talk about the concept of deep work, and our diminished attention spans. They discuss the books Deep Work by Cal Newport and Attention Span by Gloria Mark, and share takeaways and how they've incorporated deep work into their lives, including tips and techniques.

For the Fortune Cookie segment they talk about the Taylor Swift book and how it was self-published.

How have you been?

Alvina had a successful Thanksgiving hosting 15 people! The Hachette Book Group had their holiday party off site. Grace had a nice time in Florida for Thanksgiving. Grace did a school visit at nearby Smith College campus!

Deep Work

The book friends talk about these two books: Deep Work by Cal Newport and Attention Span by Gloria Mark

“Is our attention span shrinking and is social media to blame?”

Fortune Cookie Segement: Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift announces that she was self-publishing a book. “The Eras Tour” book. Read an article about it here. There are many errors in the book!

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