A Georgetown University computer science professor centers preparation and intentional routines to support productivity, creativity, collaboration, innovation, rest, reflection, and recovery. Books such as Deep Work and Slow Productivity argue for deliberate cadence and circumstances that perpetuate creativity. Curating an "empire of ideas" has helped sell more than 1.5 million copies of Deep Work and makes these principles applicable to leaders and students. Seasonal shifts in environment form part of the routine: brief summers in New England provide quiet, nature, family time, and focused brainstorming, enabling availability for new ideas while maintaining coursework and commitments.
Much of author and Georgetown University computer science professor Cal Newport's work is about preparation. His books Deep Work and Slow Productivity, among others, make the argument for intention around productivity, creativity, collaboration, innovation, rest, reflection, and recovery. In fact, Newport's literary focus is to figure out the best circumstances and cadence for perpetuating creativity. Thatʻs what allows him to do his own writing, maintain his coursework, and generally feel available for new ideas.
Heʻs cultivated an "empire of ideas," he says, which have helped him sell more than 1.5 million copies of Deep Work alone. It's also why much of what Newport writes about is so resonant for CEOs and college students alike. Even scheduling a call with Newport required a purposeful balance of timing. In the summer for a few weeks, Newport flees his home base in the Maryland suburbs of Washington D.C., to New England, where he writes, enjoys quiet, brainstorms, and spends more time in nature and with his family.
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