A reader asked me recently whether I thought there was a limit to how much math you could learn, based on your intelligence. As in, if your IQ was too low you’d get stuck at algebra or calculus and be unable to learn any more math. This seems highly unlikely. The way deep subjects like […]

For many, perhaps most people, life is full of struggles. Your career isn’t where you want it to be. You’re a bit out of shape and really need to start eating better. Your relationship status is complicated. True, the promises of self-help books are often inflated, get-rich-quick schemes turn out to take a long time […]

The following is the third and final lesson from Cal Newport for Focus Week. Click to read the first and second lessons. On Monday, Cal and I will be opening our new course, Life of Focus. We’ll send registration information then. In the meantime, I’ll leave it to Cal for the lesson… In the first lesson of […]

This is the second of a three-part series from Cal Newport called Focus Week. (See the first lesson here.) After the third lesson, we’ll be taking a select group of students in our new course, Life of Focus. The course will take you on a three-month, guided training to build a deeper life. I’ll turn […]