Cal Newport Quotes

Calvin Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the author of five self-improvement books. He also writes the Study Hacks blog focused on academic and career success.

✵ 23. June 1982

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

Cal Newport

Source: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

“Passion comes after you put in the hard work to become excellent at something valuable, not before. In other words, what you do for a living is much less important than how you do it.”

Cal Newport

Source: So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

“If you want to love what you do, abandon the passion mindset (“what can the world offer me?”) and instead adopt the craftsman mindset (“what can I offer the world?”).”

Cal Newport

Source: So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

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

Cal Newport

Source: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

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