“ It was the glacial writing progress during this year that drove Chappell to embrace the rhythmic method. He made a rule that he would wake up and start working by five thirty every morning. He would t… Cal Newport
“ If you service low-impact activities, therefore, you’re taking away time you could be spending on higher-impact activities. Cal Newport
“ If you don’t produce, you won’t thrive—no matter how skilled or talented you are. Having Cal Newport
“ Here’s a case where someone successfully followed their passion, they say, therefore ‘follow your passion’ must be good advice. This is faulty logic. Observing a few instances of a strategy working do… Cal Newport
“ Generally speaking, as knowledge work makes more complex demands of the labor force, it becomes harder to measure the value of an individual’s efforts. Cal Newport
“ First, when you focus only on what your work offers you, it makes you hyperaware of what you don’t like about it, leading to chronic unhappiness. Cal Newport
“ Consider consultant Clay Herbert, who is an expert in running crowd-funding campaigns for technology start-ups: a specialty that attracts a lot of correspondents hoping to glean some helpful advice. A… Cal Newport
“ But this brings me back to my nagging question. I had notebooks filled with potential missions, yet I had resisted devoting myself to any one in particular. And I’m not alone in this reluctance to act… Cal Newport
“ A foundational theme in digital minimalism is that new technology, when used with care and intention, creates a better life than either Luddism or mindless adoption. Cal Newport
“ Whiteboard effect. For some types of problems, working with someone else at the proverbial shared whiteboard can push you deeper than if you were working alone. The presence of the other party waiting… Cal Newport
“ Suggests that you transform the way you think about the different flavors of one-click approval indicators that populate the social media universe. Instead of seeing these easy clicks as a fun way to… Cal Newport
“ Study by Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow. In this study, a group of management consultants were asked to disconnect for a full day each workweek. The consultants were afraid the client… Cal Newport
“ Recognize a truth embraced by the most productive and important personalities of generations past: A deep life is a good life. Cal Newport
“ Musicians, athletes, and chess players, among others, know all about deliberate practice, but knowledge workers do not. Most knowledge workers avoid the uncomfortable strain of deliberate practice lik… Cal Newport
“ Where you'll work and for how long. You ritual needs to specify a location for your deep work efforts. Cal Newport
“ When it comes to deep work, in other words, consider the use of collaboration when appropriate, as it can push your results to a new level. At the same time, don’t lionize this quest for interaction a… Cal Newport
“ We require a philosophy that puts our aspirations and values once again in charge of our daily experience, all the while dethroning primal whims... Cal Newport
“ We require a philosophy that puts our aspirations and values once again in charge of our daily experience, all the while dethroning primal whims and the business models of Silicon Valley from their cu… Cal Newport
