Cal Newport is Provost’s Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, and the author of seven books. His ideas and writing are frequently featured in major publications and on TV and radio.
Books in order of publication:
How to Win at College (Crown, 2005)
How to Become a Straight-A Student (Crown, 2006)
How to Be a High-School Superstar (Crown, 2010)
So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion In The Quest For Work You Love (Grand Central Publishing, 2012)
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Grand Central Publishing, 2016)
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World (Portfolio, 2019)
The Time-Block Planner (2020) 2nd ed. (Portfolio, 2023)
A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload (Portfolio, 2021)
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout (Portfolio, 2024)
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