Cal Newport best books, ranked
Cal Newport — 4 titles in the rankings, first published between 2016 and 2021. They average 7.8 — level with the catalogue as a whole.
Editor’s note A computer scientist writing about focus and how to work and live with technology. Digital Minimalism, a plan for taking back control from phones and social media, is his most read and best rated book, and a good start. Deep Work argues for long stretches of undistracted concentration; A World Without Email and Slow Productivity apply the same thinking to office life and rate a little lower.
- Ranked titles
- 4 books
- Average score
- 7.8
- Total ratings
- 1.1K
- First published
- 2016–2021
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Books by Cal Newport
Other books by Cal Newport
Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.
- 2012So Good They Can't Ignore You
- 2020The Time-Block Planner
- How to Become a Straight-A Student
- How to win at college
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