Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Original written interview’s reader-facing impact list; he also describes applying uninterrupted-work practices. This is not a favorite-book ranking or validation of the book’s claims.

This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.

The CEO Library · undated · accessed 2026-10-01

Interview · Original written interview

Original first-person Q&A conducted by this publisher, not an aggregated recommendation page; undated rather than inferring a date from a book promotion.

His own mental-model guide links a Cal Newport interview beside the makers-versus-managers schedule concept. This is a contextual resource reference, not a separate book recommendation or evidence that he read the book.

This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.

Gabriel Weinberg / Medium · 2016-07-06 (updated article) · accessed 2026-10-01

Article · Own contextual resource link

Written and bylined by Weinberg; the Productivity section links Deep Work to an original Wharton interview with Cal Newport about the book. The current article contains later updates, so the header does not establish the addition date of that link. Mentioned only; no reader-facing book endorsement inferred.