<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title>Grand Central Publishing Archives - Stephen Barkley</title> <atom:link href="https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/grand-central-publishing/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/grand-central-publishing/</link> <description>Teacher | Writer | Practical Theologian</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2023 13:33:22 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">5343192</site> <item> <title>Deep Work | Cal Newport</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2023/09/27/deep-work-cal-newport/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2023/09/27/deep-work-cal-newport/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:30:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cal Newport]]></category> <category><![CDATA[distraction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[focus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grand Central Publishing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[work]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=13664</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Books like Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows have lamented the loss of focus that comes with our increasingly technological society. Cal Newport builds on this insight in Deep Work, and suggests potential ways forward. Shallow work is defined as “Noncognitively demanding, logistical-style tasks, often performed while distracted. These efforts tend to not create much new value [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2023/09/27/deep-work-cal-newport/">Deep Work | Cal Newport</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2023/09/27/deep-work-cal-newport/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">13664</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>