#154: Cal Newport– Understanding Deep Work, & why Pursuing Your Passions is Bad Advice

Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004. His most recent book, Deep Work (Grand Central, 2016), argues that focus is the new I.Q. in the knowledge…