# Cal Newport - More on Cultivating a Deep Life: Mindset (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article3.5c705a01b476.png) ## Metadata **Cover**:: https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article3.5c705a01b476.png **Source**:: #from/readwise **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Cal Newport]] **Full Title**:: More on Cultivating a Deep Life: Mindset **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **Document Tags**:: #productivity **URL**:: [www.calnewport.com](https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2020/04/20/more-on-cultivating-a-deep-life-mindset/) **Host**:: [[www.calnewport.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2020-05-03]] **Created**:: [[2022-09-26]] ## Highlights - **To “do less” is to slow down.** Focus on one activity at a time. - To “do better” is to direct your focused energy toward quality activities - Finally, to “know why” is to get at the very core of the deep life mindset