# Deep Work  ## Metadata - Author: [[Cal Newport]] - Full Title: Deep Work - Category: #books ## Highlights - Give and Take, ([Location 457](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B013UWFM52&location=457)) - Note: Need to check out the book, and what it's about. - by seeing messages that you cannot deal with at the moment (which is almost always the case), you’ll be forced to turn back to the primary task with a secondary task left unfinished. The attention residue left by such unresolved switches dampens your performance. ([Location 517](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B013UWFM52&location=517))