# Deep Work by Cal Newport

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Deep Work by Cal Newport and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its ideas on time management and focus, and say one idea in particular stayed with them after reading.

## Why people recommend it

- Recommended as a helpful read (2 comments): "Books which can help you: Atomic Habits, How to win friends and influence people, How to measure your life, Deep work." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50285256)) "a book I would recommend to anyone here" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46767048))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Getting Things Done by David Allen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/getting-things-done.md): 14 recommend
- [Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/four-thousand-weeks.md): 6 recommend
- [Essentialism by Greg McKeown](https://hackerapproved.com/p/essentialism.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0349413681?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780349413686) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Deep Work by Cal Newport", https://hackerapproved.com/p/deep-work/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).