Cal Newport is a Georgetown computer science professor, author of Deep Work and Digital Minimalism, and podcaster exploring how technology shapes our attention, work, and everyday lives.
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In “The Good Thing About Hard Things,” Cal examines research on what happens when people lose access to AI help. He argues for protecting the mental effort that makes thinking worthwhile.
calnewport.comRead the essayCal shared his New York Times op-ed calling for a congressional fact-finding inquiry into frontier AI research. His follow-up essay sets out questions about specific systems, safety practices, and the beliefs driving the labs.
calnewport.comRead the essayIn “Why Reading Matters,” Cal responds to reporting on declining reading habits and connects it to his argument for cognitive fitness. He urges readers to deliberately make time for reading, writing, and reflection.
calnewport.comRead the essayCal looks back at the uneven productivity gains from personal computers in “Beware of Productivity Paradoxes.” He uses that history to question assumptions that easier individual tasks will automatically make AI-powered workplaces more productive.
calnewport.comRead the essayCal revisited the making of Deep Work and reported that it had sold more than two million copies in over 45 languages. He also introduced his recent New York Times essay arguing for a renewed defense of thinking.
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