Quotes of Cal Newport - somelinesforyou

“ To produce at your peak level you need to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distraction. ”

- Cal Newport

“ High-Quality Work Produced = (Time Spent) x (Intensity of Focus). ”

- Cal Newport

“ To leave the distracted masses to join the focused few, I’m arguing, is a transformative experience. ”

- Cal Newport

“ Human beings, it seems, are at their best when immersed deeply in something challenging. ”

- Cal Newport

“ The ability to stay focused will be the superpower of the 21st century. ”

- Cal Newport

“ Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not. ”

- Cal Newport

“ Less mental clutter means more mental resources available for deep thinking. ”

- Cal Newport

“ If you don’t produce, you won’t thrive — no matter how skilled or talented you are. ”

- Cal Newport

“ To simply wait and be bored has become a novel experience in modern life, but from the perspective of concentration training, it’s incredibly valuable. ”

- Cal Newport

“ If you want to win the war for attention, don’t try to say ‘no’ to the trivial distractions you find on the information smorgasbord; try to say ‘yes’ to the subject that arouses a terrifying longing, and let the terrifying longing crowd out everything else. ”

- Cal Newport

“ Once you’re wired for distraction, you crave it. ”

- Cal Newport

“ To succeed with deep work you must rewire your brain to be comfortable resisting distracting stimuli. ”

- Cal Newport

“ Pushing past what is comfortable, however is only one part of the deliberatepractice story; the other part is embracing honest feedback — even if it destroys what you thought was good. ”

- Cal Newport

“ Money is a neutral indicator of value. By aiming to make money, you're aiming to be valuable. ”

- Cal Newport

“ The things that make a great job great...are rare and valuable. If you want them in your working life, you need something rare and valuable to offer in return In other words, you need to be good at something before you can expect to get a good job. ”

- Cal Newport

“ If you want a great job, you need something of great value to offer in return. ”

- Cal Newport
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