Cal Newport
Cal Newport is a Computer Science professor at Georgetown University and the author of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. If you pre-order Deep Work before Christmas, you’ll gain access to a invite-only webinar in which Newport will breakdown exactly how he prioritizes deep work in his own professional life (see here for details).
Want to Create Things That Matter? Be Lazy.
Ignoring "shallow work" makes one appear lazy or distanced, but its the trait that enables great creatives to do work that matters.
A Day Without Distraction: Lessons Learned from 12 Hours of Forced Focus
What if you had to focus for at least 30 minutes on every single task that you did? Would it improve your productivity? Cal Newport takes hard focus for a test drive.
Getting Creative Things Done: How To Fit Hard Thinking Into a Busy Schedule
Is your creativity at war with your to-do list? Meet GCTD, a simple system for balancing meaningful creative work with mundane logistical work (e.g. email, meetings, etc).