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> [“attempting to schedule deep work in an ad hoc fashion is not an effective way to manage your limited willpower.)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/attempting-to-schedule-deep-work-in-an-ad-hoc-fashion-is-not-an/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

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> [“The key to developing a deep work habit is to move beyond good intentions and add routines and rituals to your working life designed to minimize the amount of your limited willpower necessary to transition into and maintain a state…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/the-key-to-developing-a-deep-work-habit-is-to-move-beyond-good/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

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## More by Cal Newport

> [“the importance of ability. The things that make a great job great, I discovered, are rare and valuable. If you want them in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/the-importance-of-ability-the-things-that-make-a-great-job-great-i/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“many software companies now deploy the Scrum project management methodology, which replaces a lot of this ad hoc messaging with regular, highly structured, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/many-software-companies-now-deploy-the-scrum-project-management/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“when paying more than $1,000 a day to write the chapter in a suite of an old hotel down the street from a Hogwarts-style…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/when-paying-more-than-1-000-a-day-to-write-the-chapter-in-a-suite-of/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“When deciding whether to follow an appealing pursuit that will introduce more control into your work life, seek evidence of whether people are willing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/when-deciding-whether-to-follow-an-appealing-pursuit-that-will/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“Let your mind become a lens, thanks to the converging rays of attention; let your soul be all intent on whatever it is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/let-your-mind-become-a-lens-thanks-to-the-converging-rays-of/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“study by Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow. In this study, a group of management consultants were asked to disconnect for a full day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/study-by-harvard-business-school-professor-leslie-perlow-in-this/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“if it’s rare and valuable, it’s not easy to get. This insight brought me into the world of performance science, where I encountered the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/if-it-s-rare-and-valuable-it-s-not-easy-to-get-this-insight-brought/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“Here’s the routine: Once a week I require myself to summarize in my “bible” a paper I think might be relevant to my research.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/here-s-the-routine-once-a-week-i-require-myself-to-summarize-in-my/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“craftsman mindset is the foundation for creating work you love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/craftsman-mindset-is-the-foundation-for-creating-work-you-love/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“the journalist philosophy. This name is a nod to the fact that journalists, like Walter Isaacson, are trained to shift into a writing mode…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/the-journalist-philosophy-this-name-is-a-nod-to-the-fact-that/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“Not long into his 2010 TED talk on creativity and leadership, Derek Sivers plays a video clip of a crowd at an outdoor concert.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/not-long-into-his-2010-ted-talk-on-creativity-and-leadership-derek/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“Kirk’s path to American Treasures was incremental. He didn’t decide out of nowhere that he wanted to host a television show and then work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/kirk-s-path-to-american-treasures-was-incremental-he-didn-t-decide/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“If you spend too much time focusing on whether or not you’ve found your true calling, the question will be rendered moot when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/if-you-spend-too-much-time-focusing-on-whether-or-not-you-ve-found/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“Their plans were circumspect and small-time. They weren’t dreaming of taking over the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/their-plans-were-circumspect-and-small-time-they-weren-t-dreaming-of/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

> [“This chain method (as some now call it) soon became a hit among writers and fitness enthusiasts—communities that thrive on the ability to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-newport/this-chain-method-as-some-now-call-it-soon-became-a-hit-among-writers/)

[Cal Newport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-newport/)

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