There are so many components to doing your best creative work, but the very foundational one is the creative work itself. Check out this page for the central repository with I’m keeping updated with links to each article and podcast. This podcast continues in the series on Margin that I’ve been writing about for the past month. In our conversation, Cal and I talk about time management, how to develop a lifestyle where you are consistently able to spend time in your day on the things that matter most, how it’s a skill to be able to do deep work and focus and how to develop that skill, and more. As a consequence, the few who cultivate this skill, and then make it the core of their working life, will thrive. The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy. And his brand new book, Deep Work, is equally fantastic. His book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You, was one of the most impactful books I read in 2015. This is an episode of my podcast, Shawn Today, and I had the honor of talking with Cal Newport.Ĭal Newport is one of my favorite writers and thinkers.

Downloading Deep Work