Cal Newport's Deep Work [0] strongly advocates for exactly what he's doing. Neal may say "Bad Correspondent", but someone like Cal would argue that he's doing e

Cal Newport's Deep Work [0] strongly advocates for exactly what he's doing. Neal may say "Bad Correspondent", but someone like Cal would argue that he's doing exactly what he must do to be successful as an author. Cal even mentions that Neal is his "Deep Work Idol" for this reason [1]. The difference is, Neal seems to feel badly about this, likely due to the pressures society puts on public figures to be available to them. I really like the "Sender Filter" concepts outlined in Deep Work to help address this very issue (also discussed on Cal's blog) [2]. If you haven't noticed, I re-read Deep Work recently, so it's all fresh ;) [0] https://www.calnewport.com/books/deep-work/ https://www.calnewport.com/books/deep-work/ [1] https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2016/02/16/write-an-attention-charter/ https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2016/02/16/write-an-attentio... [2] https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2016/04/12/to-make-email-easier-we-must-make-it-harder/ https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2016/04/12/to-make-email-eas...