Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, where he specializes in the theory of distributed systems. He's the author of seven books, including "A World ...

Coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic, young workers were embracing "quiet quitting," or the act of doing your work, but not going above and beyond. The move was seen as a rejection of hustle culture ...

I recently spoke to Cal Newport, an assistant professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, and the author of the recent book, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. In ...

This segment was rebroadcast on Aug. 31, 2021. Listen to that audio here. Cal Newport's new book lays out the problems with the way workplaces create what he calls a hyperactive hive mind — rapidly ...

Writing Routines is close look at the craft of writing, through the eyes of its very best practitioners. Sign up to receive good, practical writing advice from some of the best thinkers around. His ...

If you're toying with the idea of quitting social media, there's a simple question that can help you decide: Are you a victim of the "any-benefit" mindset? That's a term coined by Cal Newport, an ...

We’re a year into the pandemic and science has now confirmed Zoom calls are really, really exhausting, You probably knew that from personal experience by now, but research shows Zoom fatigue is real ...

A couple of years ago, I decided to liberate myself from my inbox. My personal Gmail had become unusable. For every email containing something useful, there were six from every place I’d ever swiped ...

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: Now, how many e-mails have you received today? And are you on multiple WhatsApp groups? Do you feel sometimes like your brain is in meltdown, trying to cope with it all? Our next ...