# Cal Newport ![[2025-08-22_cal_newport.jpg]] ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Cal Newport]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Cal Newport]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[A 40-hour time-blocked work week, I estimate, produces the same amount of output as a 60+ hour work week pursued without structure]] - [[From my experience, the most common trait you will consistently observe in accomplished people is an obsession with completion. Once a project falls into their horizon, they crave almost compulsively, to finish it]] - [[In the age of distraction, focus is a superpower]] - [[Move your focus away from finding the right work, toward working right, and eventually build a love for what you do]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Cal Newport]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[A 40-hour time-blocked work week, I estimate, produces the same amount of output as a 60+ hour work week pursued without structure]] - [[From my experience, the most common trait you will consistently observe in accomplished people is an obsession with completion. Once a project falls into their horizon, they crave almost compulsively, to finish it]] - [[In the age of distraction, focus is a superpower]] - [[Move your focus away from finding the right work, toward working right, and eventually build a love for what you do]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[Cal Newport]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #books AND [[Cal Newport]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Digital Minimalism (book)]] <!-- SerializedQuery END -->