Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World · chapter 1 · id deep-work-c1-01-deep-work-is-becoming-increasi

“Deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy.”

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The average interaction worker spends an estimated 28 percent of the workweek managing e-mail and nearly 20 percent looking for internal information or tracking down colleagues.

Microsoft Work Trend Index 2025source alive

Employees are interrupted every two minutes during core work hours -- 275 times a day -- by meetings, emails, or chats.

Knowledge at Wharton: Can Deep Work Really Work for You?source alive

Newport's argument that focused work is valuable is well-supported, but his claim that it is 'increasingly' rare relies on extrapolation from limited trend data rather than longitudinal studies.

This claim is a stable, citable object. If you can falsify a verdict, tell us — corrections are loud here.