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Learn about the writing history of Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of seven books. Also, learn about his books.

Sarah Geraghty says there are better ways to send, manage and read through emails, to make work life more bearable.

Sarah Geraghty says there are better ways to send, manage and read through emails, to make work life more bearable.

It is now just a way to be at the beck and call of anyone, and any robot, with an internet connection.

Ghosting in a personal relationship context gets more attention, but there's plenty of it on the job, too. An Indeed survey found it's common for employers and job candidates...

Ben Kieffer speaks with Georgetown University computer science professor and New York Times best-selling author Cal Newport about his latest book, "A World Without Email."

Advertisement Nobody likes email – could Gen Z free the world from the tyranny of the inbox? Those under 30 are rejecting email, preferring less institutionalised forms of communication at work such as Google Docs and Zoom. (Illustration: Genevieve Ashley/The New York Times) 17 Jul 2021 06:30AM Share this content Bookmark Despite the reasonable qualms of older generations, Generation Z – generally defined as people born between 1997 and 2012...

Email, a recent book argues, has cannibalized the workplace and introduced a debilitating hyperactivity into our lives.

Workers are starting to split time between the office and working from home. Here are 5 tips to help older workers adjust to the hybrid work model.

A World Without Email, the responses were pretty much universal: “Captain Obvious.” “Not another anti-email fantasy.” We all know the email overload is killing our productivity, draining our attention and destroying our ability to focus. Do we really need a whole book to tell us what we all already know? It turns out that we do. A World Without Email is surprisingly awesome. Well, I do have some pushbacks and complaints for its author -- Georgetown CS professor Cal Newport -- which I’...