The Best of Cal Newport
8 most popular Cal Newport articles, as voted by our community.
Quotes, summaries, and actionable advice. Sourced from Newport's books, podcasts, and blog. Run by @guanjiefung | Not Cal Newport, he's not on social media.
Cal Newport on Digital Life
On Teenage Luddites
December 16th, 2022 · One comment Back in 2019, when I was on tour for my book, Digital Minimalism, I chatted with more than a few parents. I was surprised by how many told me a similar story: their…
Cal Newport on Minimalism
On Digital Minimalism
The Curmudgeonly Optimist People are sometimes confused about my personal relationship with digital communication technologies. On the one hand, I'm a
Cal Newport on Remote Work
What Happened When Zapier Cancelled Meetings for a Week? (Hint: Not Much)
November 21st, 2022 · Be the first to comment Several readers pointed me toward a recent NPR Marketplace segement about a fully-remote tech company called Zapier that tried an interesting experiment…
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The Most Important Piece of Career Advice You Probably Never Heard
August 25th, 2022 · Be the first to comment This essay was inspired by Top Performer, the online course about engineering a more meaningful and satisfying career that I designed with Scott Young. The…
«Fix the lifestyle you want. Then work backwards from there»
On Beethoven and the Gifts of Silence
February 5th, 2021 · 13 comments Writing in 1801, at the age of 30, Ludwig van Beethoven complained about his diminishing hearing: “from a distance I do not hear the high notes of the instruments and…
Taking a Break from Social Media Makes you Happier and Less Anxious
May 16th, 2022 · 3 comments In my writing on technology and culture I try to be judicious about citing scientific studies. The issues involved in our ongoing wrangling with digital innovations are…
Combating Zoom Overload with Reverse Meetings
March 18th, 2021 · One comment In a recent episode of my podcast, I dove deep on the topic of meeting overload during our current moment of pandemic-induced remote work. I want to expand here on one…
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