Once we understand the contours of our frustrations with knowledge work, we recognize that we have the potential to make these efforts not only massively more productive but also massively more fulfilling and sustainable.
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"A World Without Email : Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload" is a book authored by Cal Newport , a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In this book, Newport presents a bold vision for liberating workers from the tyranny of their inboxes and reimagining work in the digital age . According to Newport, email has become a source of endless distraction and stress, causing workers to waste time on unimportant messages and preventing them from focusing on deep and meaningful work.
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