What Cal Newport thinks about innovation
Computer science professor at Georgetown and author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism and Slow Productivity. He has written the blog Study Hacks since 2007 and contributes to The New Yorker.
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2 dated positions, 2019 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Cal Newport has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsit’s also true that their impact on our output was never as tremendous or as clear-cut as that of prior innovations, such as the steam engine or the power loom, and that integrating them effectively into the workforce took a long time
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Their wordsThe original smartphones solved a real problem: how do I check in on work when away from my office computer? This problem is now better solved by more recent innovations.