CNN's John Sutter talks about how to do deep work in your day job. He says there are strategies for both, but we should keep them separate. "There's things we can do to help to make a deep work a more accepted part of your workday," he says.
Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, and the author most recently of Deep Work, a book which argues that focus is the new I.Q. in the modern workplace, and So Good They Can’t Ignore You, a book which debunks the long-held belief that “follow your passion” is good advice.
In addition to studying the theoretical foundations of our digital age as a professor, Newport also writes about the impact of these technologies on the world of work.
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