Cal Newport — How to Embrace Slow Productivity, Build a Deep Life, Achieve Mastery, and Defend Your Time (Tim Ferriss #722)
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*“You can’t be busy and frenetic and bouncing off the walls with 100 projects if you’re obsessed about doing something really well.”* — Cal Newport
Cal Newportis a professor of computer science at Georgetown University, where he is also a founding member of the Center for Digital Ethics. In addition to his academic work, Newport is a _New York Times_ bestselling author who writes for a general audience about the intersection of technology, productivity, and culture. His books have sold millions of copies and been translated into over forty languages. He is also a contributor to _The New Yorker_ and hosts the popular _Deep Questions_ podcast.
His new book is_Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of…
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