“ Once you know where your activities fall on the deep-to-shallow scale, bias your time toward the former. Cal Newport
“ Neither Wozniak nor Jobs left their regular jobs: This was strictly a low-risk venture meant for their free time. Cal Newport
“ Junior faculty members used to come up to me and say, ‘Wow, you got tenure early; what’s your secret?’ I said, ‘It’s pretty simple, call me any Friday night in my office at ten o’clock and I’ll tell y… Cal Newport
“ If you want to become a superstar, mastering the relevant skills is necessary, but not sufficient. You Cal Newport
“ Being less available over text, in other words, has a way of paradoxically strengthening your relationship even while making you (slightly) less available to those you care about. This point is crucia… Cal Newport
“ Any pursuit—be it physical or cognitive—that supports high levels of skill can also generate a sense of sacredness. Cal Newport
“ When you switch from some Task A to another Task B, your attention doesn’t immediately follow—a residue of your attention remains stuck thinking about the original task. Cal Newport
“ Three crucial benefits provided by solitude: new ideas; an understanding of the self; and closeness to others. Cal Newport
“ This approach, in which you fit deep work wherever you can into your schedule, the journalist philosophy. Cal Newport
“ If you just show up and work hard, you’ll soon hit a performance plateau beyond which you fail to get any better. Cal Newport
“ Deep work. If you haven’t mastered this foundational skill, you’ll struggle to learn hard things or produce at an elite level. Cal Newport
“ Without this patient willingness to reject shiny new pursuits, you’ll derail your efforts before you acquire the capital you need. Cal Newport
“ What struck me about Pardis’s story is how remarkably late it was in her training before she identified the mission that now defines her career. This lateness is best represented by her decision to st… Cal Newport
“ Two Core Abilities for Thriving in the New Economy The ability to quickly master hard things. The ability to produce at an elite level, in terms of both quality and speed. Cal Newport
“ To maximize your success, you need to support your efforts to go deep. At the same time, this support needs to be systematized so that you don’t waste mental energy figuring out what you need in the m… Cal Newport
“ Thurston struck up conversations with strangers. He enjoyed food without Instagramming the experience. Cal Newport
“ This study, it turns out, is one of many that validate attention restoration theory (ART), which claims that spending time in nature can improve your ability to concentrate. Cal Newport
