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Master one of our economy’s most rare skills and achieve groundbreaking results with this “exciting” audiobook (Daniel H. Pink) from an “exceptional” author (New York Times Book Review). 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.

In this eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice. Not only is the cliché flawed - preexisting passions are rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work - but it can also be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping. After making his case against passion, Newport sets out on a quest to discover the reality of how people end up loving what they do.

Popular blogger Cal Newport reveals the new key to achieving success and true meaning in professional life: the ability to master distraction. Many modern knowledge workers now spend most of their brain power battling distraction and interruption, whether because of the incessant pinging of devices, noisy open-plan offices or the difficulty of deciding what deserves their attention the most. When Cal Newport coined the term deep work on his popular blog, Study Hacks, in 2012, he found the concept quickly hit a nerve.

Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading to impossibly lengthy task lists and ceaseless meetings. We’re overwhelmed by all we have to do and on the edge of burnout, left to decide between giving into soul-sapping hustle culture or rejecting ambition altogether. But are these really our only choices?

Hustle culture. Burnout. Quiet quitting. Today we're either sacrificing ourselves on the altar of success or we're rejecting the idea of ambition entirely. But it doesn't have to be all or nothing. There is a way to create meaningful work as part of a balanced life, and it's called 'slow productivity'. Examining the stories and habits of ancient and modern scientists, philosophers, artists and scholars who worked in this way, author Cal Newport reveals just how transformative the slow productivity approach can be to producing a meaningful body of work.

Minimalism is the art of knowing how much is just enough. Digital minimalism applies this idea to our personal technology. It's the key to living a focused life in an increasingly noisy world. In this timely and enlightening book, the best-selling author of Deep Work introduces a philosophy for technology use that has already improved countless lives.

In this timely and enlightening audiobook, Cal Newport introduces a philosophy for technology use that has already improved countless lives. Digital minimalists are all around us. They're the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones. They can have fun with friends and family and eat out at restaurants without the obsessive urge to document the experience...Now, Newport gives us a name for this quiet movement and makes a case for its urgency in our tech-saturated world.

In a world on the brink of collapse, the kingdoms teeter on the edge of destruction as the Dreamworld, a realm of nightmares, threatens to merge with reality. Rapunzel is their last hope—but she’s far from a heroine. Once the villain of her own story, she’s been locked away not in a tower, but in the prison of her own heart, burdened by the weight of her dark past.

On the desolate world of Decadence, the future is carved from cruelty. 547 was engineered as a mindless shell, her body promised to a queen. But in a brutal proving ground, her consciousness stirs, and with it, a chilling awareness of her tragic fate. Caught between the merciless rule of immortal overlords and the savage rebellion that would see her destroyed, 547 must navigate a world where innocence is a luxury no one can afford.

Jamie expected a cake, not a crown, for his seventeenth birthday, but when he finds out he is the prince of a tiny European country called Mitanor, life will never be the same. Erik, the spare heir of neighbouring country Sunstad, is feeling stifled and miserable as his golden-boy brother prepares to get married. So when he's offered the opportunity to teach an American how to be a prince, he leaps at the chance. But in between garden parties, balls and lessons in royal etiquette, sparks fly between the two princes, and they are forced to choose between love and duty.

To-do list sans fin, réunions à répétition, dossiers qui s’accumulent... nous sommes de plus en plus nombreux à nous sentir submergés. Une seule alternative nous semble possible : en faire toujours plus ou abandonner toute ambition professionnelle. Pourtant, il existe une autre voie. Cal Newport, expert en productivité, nous explique pourquoi notre vision de l’efficacité au travail est périmée.

In a world where shifters derive their power from the elements, why is everyone so scared of Spirit Shifters? A young man hears the haunting story of a tragic love and fated mates, and wonders what he would do if he was mated to a dangerous spirit shifter.

Sie wurden Freunde, als sie sich während ihres Studiums an einer schottischen Universität trafen. Als sie Jahre später die Universität verließen, lief es gut für sie. Jamie schaffte es als Nationalspieler ins schottische Rugbyteam und heiratete Kat. Max und Dana mieteten ein hübsches, kleines Haus. Joanna ergatterte ihren Traumjob und Leon machte sich selbstständig. Sie blieben Freunde. Gemeinsame Urlaube. Partys. Spaß. Sie genossen die zwanglose Zeit, die sie miteinander verbrachten.

Juliette Anderson needs a change of scenery and a new purpose in life. So, when her parents suggest she move to Orchid City, she doesn't hesitate. What she doesn't need is to catch the attention of the hot-shot hockey player next door. Juliette does not date hockey players, and Mac Sullivan is no exception to her rule. Even if he's insistent on changing her mind…

The Galactic Consensus arrived on ships as large as skyscrapers, crafted from glittering alloys that no human scientist could even begin to understand. They followed the trail of century old television transmissions to welcome us into the galactic community… only to recoil in horror at what they found.

Der Bestsellerautor Cal Newport bietet eine ganz neue Sicht auf produktives und nachhaltiges Arbeiten – und zeigt, wie wir dies ganz ohne Überbelastung, Hektik und Burn-out bewältigen können. Auf Basis der Arbeitsgewohnheiten berühmter Denker – von Galileo und Isaac Newton bis hin zu Jane Austen und Georgia O’Keefe – verfasst Newport seine Philosophie der "langsamen Produktivität", einer nachhaltigen Alternative zur heillosen Überforderung, die unsere heutige Zeit prägt.

Charlotte Wells needs a drastic change in her life. Her editor is looking for something new, something fresh. Something romantic. And Charlotte–well, Charlotte hates love. She can't say no to the deal from the publisher, so she heads to Orchid City for a change of scenery. What she doesn't intend on is finding inspiration in the hot hockey player she stumbles into.

In a realm where nightmares roam freely, Princess Aurora finds herself ensnared in the eerie and unsettling Dreamworld, a place that twists beauty into fear, leaving her trapped amidst shadowy terrors. This haunting world had become her silent prison, a labyrinth of despair where hope seemed to have withered away. Every day, Aurora faced the monstrous manifestations of her deepest fears, her spirit yearning for a sliver of light, a hint of salvation to break through the pervasive darkness that threatened to consume her.

Für Fans von spannenden und mitreißenden Büchern wie denen von Lucy Clarke und Delia Owens. Eigentlich wollte Hanna Forscherin werden. Doch als sie den Winzer Matthias kennenlernt, entscheidet sie sich für ein Leben mit ihm. Ein Leben in den Weinbergen. Sie wird Mutter, nimmt einen Halbtagsjob im Weinlabor an und will glauben, dass sie die richtige Wahl getroffen hat. Als Matthias nach Kalifornien reist, um sich dort als Winzer weiterzubilden, wird ihr klar, dass das Leben, das sie gewählt hat, nicht so perfekt ist, wie es schien.

Kat paid for her position with blood. Hers, and from those who stood in her way. Now, she has finally climbed to a spot where she has real power; she can improve things the way she thinks is necessary. But power isn't as simple as she thought it would be. It comes with complications and obligations that stop her from taking action and enemies that don't like to share their authority.