In order to become more productive, you have to worry less about feeling productive and more about creating systems that allow you to get more done.
Needing to Pay Attention is a Novel Problem
Cal Newport and I are running a new session of our popular course, Life of Focus, next week. For the next three months, we’ll be working with students to improve their deep work routines, safeguard their personal time and engage in meaningful projects. We hope you’ll join us! If you’ve read anything about healthy eating, […]
An MIT Challenge for Math and Physics? Interview with Diego Vera
In a recent essay, I shared my thoughts ten years after completing the MIT Challenge. This project was an attempt to learn MIT’s entire undergraduate computer science curriculum using their copious, free online materials. In that essay, I admitted my surprise that more people hadn’t taken up similar efforts. Today, however, I’m happy to share […]
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I'm a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, podcast host, computer programmer and an avid reader. Since 2006, I've published weekly essays on this website to help people like you learn and think better. My work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, TEDx, Pocket, Business Insider and more. I don't promise I have all the answers, just a place to start.