Cal Newport quotes with context
Cal Newport is a computer scientist and professor at Georgetown University in Washington. In “Deep Work” (2016) and “Digital Minimalism” (2019) he writes about concentrating on hard work in a day full of distractions.
8 quotes by Cal Newport
Focus 8
Depth takes time. Give it time.
Not more hours; more depth.
Every distraction you yield to costs more than the time it takes.
Not multitasking, but mono-tasking is the art.
The greatest productivity arises from the deepest concentration.
The best thing you can do for your craft is practice without distraction.
Deep work is becoming rarer, and at the same time more valuable. Both for the same reason.
The deepest performance arises in the complete absence of distraction.
One thought a day.
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