Books by Cal Newport

One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve extraordinary results.Deep Work is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world.'Deep work' is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. Coined by author and professor Cal Newport on his popular blog Study Hacks, deep work will make you better at what you do, let you achieve more in less time and provide the sense of true fulfilment that comes from the mastery of a skill. In short, deep work is like a superpower in our increasingly competitive economy.And yet most people, whether knowledge workers in noisy open-plan offices or creatives struggling to sharpen their vision, have lost the ability to go deep - spending their days instead in a frantic blur of email and social media, not even realising there's a better way.A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, DEEP WORK takes the reader on a journey through memorable stories -- from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air -- and surprising suggestions, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored. Put simply: developing and cultivating a deep work practice is one of the best decisions you can make in an increasingly distracted world and this book will point the way.

New York Times Bestseller'Digital Minimalism is the Marie Kondo of mobile phones' Evening Standard'An eloquent, powerful and enjoyably practical guide to cutting back on screen time' The Times'An urgent call to action for anyone serious about being in command of their own life' Ryan Holiday, author of The Obstacle is the Way'What a timely and useful book' Naomi Alderman, author of The Power Cut down on screen time and get your technology use in check The urge to pick up our phones every few minutes has become a nervous twitch that shatters our time into shards too small to be present. Our addiction to tech leaves us feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. But it doesn't have to be that way.In this timely book, professor Cal Newport shows us how to pair back digital distractions and live better with less technology. Introducing us to digital minimalists -- the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones or obsessively document everything they eat -- Newport reveals how to live more intentionally in our tech-saturated world. By following a thirty-day 'digital declutter' process, you'll learn to: Rethink your relationship with social media Prioritize 'high bandwidth' conversations over low quality text chains Rediscover the pleasures of the offline worldTake back control from your devices and become a digital minimalist.

How do highly-successful people like Elon Musk and Bill Gates get so much done? The answer is time blocking; a time-management method that Cal Newport, productivity expert and bestselling author of Digital Minimalism, has been using for fifteen years.For the first time, this game-changing system has been captured in a daily planner that makes it easy for you to prioritise tasks and focus on the things that really matter. Using the time-block method you'll no longer be distracted by your inbox, social media and other peoples' demands for your time. The Time-Block Planner will help you push aside distractions and focus on the work that will make the difference to you.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Digital Minimalism, a Level 7 Reader, is B2 in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future perfect simple, mixed conditionals, past perfect continuous, mixed conditionals, more complex passive forms and modals for deduction in the past.Cal Newport is a professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University in the USA. He has written a number of books on computers and technology.This book is useful for anyone who is worried about the amount of time they are spending online and shows them how to use less technology in their life. Visit the Penguin Readers websiteExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.

ARBEJDER DU DYBT?Det dybe arbejde er evnen til at arbejde fokuseret med kognitivt krævende opgaver. Det dybe arbejde er en af de vigtigste færdigheder i vor tids økonomi. Det dybe arbejde er den superkraft, som kan bane vejen til succes i vores arbejdsliv. Og alligevel er det dybe arbejde under hårdt pres i en verden af konstante afbrydelser. I denne bog forklarer Cal Newport, hvordan vi kan træne evnen til at arbejde dybt. Hans vigtigste pointe er, at moderne teknologi og internettet påvirker vores hjerner og arbejdsliv ved at ødelægge vores evne til at holde fokus. Bogen giver en række gode råd og vigtige indsigter, der vil kunne føre til mere mening og værdi i vores professionelle liv.Cal Newport er professor i computer science ved Georgetown University. Hans særlige interesseområde er nye teknologiers påvirkning af vores arbejdsliv. Han har skrevet flere bøger, blandt andet også om studieteknikker, hvoraf ingen dog endnu er oversat til dansk.Omtale af bogen'Denne bog er vigtig. Den stiller skarpt på moderne ledelse og sunde arbejdskulturer - og kommer med konkrete svar på det, mange egentlig leder efter: Dybde og ro' - Jonathan Løw, serieiværksætter'De mange eksempler, overvejelser og gode råd er meget interessante og brugbare' - Frans Ørsted Andersen, flowforsker'Som en tilstedeværelse på hver side er Newport exceptionel inden for selvhjælpsforfattere' - anmeldelse i New York Times'Cal Newport er en klar stemme i et hav af larm' - Seth Godin, forfatter til What to Do When It's Your Turn'Dette er en dyb, ikke overfladisk, bog, der kan berige dit liv' - The Globe and Mail'Bogen er rig på eksempler på metoder til at arbejde dybt. Newport understøtter de mange konkrete eksempler med forskningsresultater bl.a. inden for psykologi og filosofi. Bogen er et godt bidrag til nytænkning i forhold til styring og ledelse og er ikke blot en løftet pegefinger til virksomhedsledere. Den fører til omtanke og giver en række veldokumenterede redskaber til at ændre sit liv. Ikke mindst hvis man vil gøre karriere og være en god leder. I en tid hvor bæredygtig ledelse er et must, kan bogens budskaber være værdifulde.' - Poula Helth, ledelsesforsker ph.d., forfatter og ekstern lektor

De digitale minimalister er alle steder. De er rolige, glade mennesker, der kan indgå i nærværende samtaler uden hele tiden at sende stjålne blikke til deres mobiltelefon. De kan fordybe sig i en god bog, et kreativt projekt eller en morgenløbetur. De kan have det sjovt med deres venner og familie uden en konstant og uimodståelig trang til at skulle dokumentere det, der foregår. De holder sig opdateret, men føler sig ikke overvældede. Nu giver Cal Newport os et navn for denne bevægelse: digital minimalisme.Denne bog imødekommer et behov hos alle dem, der bliver drænet af det konstante krav om at være tilgængelig, som føler sig uden for kontrol i forhold til sociale medier, og som har brug for at skabe mere ro og fordybelse samt nærvær i deres privatliv.Bogens del 1 beskriver de kræfter, der gør vores nuværende liv med digitale teknologier ubærligt for mange. Del 2 hjælper læseren med at opbygge en digital minimalistisk livsstil.Omtale af bogen'Derfor skal du læse den: Mange af os kunne godt tænke os at bruge mindre tid på alt det digitale, og her får vi gode håndgribelige øvelser til hvordan.' - Psykologi