卡尔•纽波特（Cal Newport）

麻省理工学院计算机科学博士，分布式算法专家，畅销书作家，高人气博主。

曾以“美国大学优等生荣誉学会会员”的身份毕业于达特茅斯学院，后在麻省理工学院取得计算机博士学位，目前是乔治城大学计算机科学副教授。

他创办了深受美国中学生欢迎的博客“Study Hacks”（学习黑客），该博客专注于研究如何深度学习、高效工作。

纽波特还著有《深度工作》、《优秀到不能被忽视》等畅销作品。

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