Over the past four years, a remarkable story has been quietly unfolding in the knowledge sector: a growing interest in the viability of a 4-day ... Read more
Avoiding Digital Productivity Traps - Cal Newport
Last week in this newsletter, I summarized some interesting results from a study that analyzed the behavior of 164,000 knowledge workers. It found that introducing ... Read more
AI and Work (Some Predictions) - Cal Newport
One of the main topics of this newsletter is the quest to cultivate sustainable and meaningful work in a digital age. Given this objective, it’s ... Read more
Do We Need AI to Revolutionize Work? - Cal Newport
In recent months, I’ve been doing a fair number of interviews about my new book, Slow Productivity. I’m often asked during these conversations about the ... Read more
The Delightful Storybook Workflow
How productive teams get the most out of Storybook
Why Hasn’t AI Made Work Easier? - Cal Newport
I’ve been studying the intersection of digital technology and office work for quite some time. (I find it hard to believe that my book, Deep ... Read more
Study Hacks - Decoding Patterns of Success - Cal Newport
The Study Hacks blog by author and professor Cal Newport - on deep work, success, productivity, work-life balance.
Habits vs. Workflows - Cal Newport
Productive Pondering As I transition from the slow freedom of summer to the constrained energy of fall, my thoughts have been gravitating back towards nuts ... Read more
Has AI Changed Work Forever? Not Really... | Cal Newport
The Digital Workplace Is Designed to Bring You Down (Published 2023)
Digital theorist Cal Newport is arguing for a new way to work.
ChatGPT Can't Plan. This Matters. - Cal Newport
A brief book update: I wanted to share that Slow Productivity debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list last week! Which is ... Read more
How Small Stories Solve Big Problems with Ellie Snowden | Ep. #021
A forty-year career.
The Silicon Valley narrative centers on entrepreneurial protagonists who are poised one predestined step away from changing the world. A decade ago they were heroes, and more recently they’ve become villains, but either way they are absolutely the protagonists. Working within the industry, I’ve worked with quite a few non-protagonists who experience their time in technology differently: a period of obligatory toil required to pry open the gate to the American Dream.
Research Fiction: Storytelling, Plot and Design
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A People’s History of Tech
A collective storytelling project to build a more representative history that reflects the human impacts of technology.
An Alternative History of Silicon Valley Disruption
Three recent books challenge the tech industry's myths of self-reliance and prescience.
