Why downtime is so important:

New Insights: as your conscious mind rests, the unconscious mind takes over and provides valuable insights or creative ideas and consolidates memories
Recharge: rest fills up the energy needed to work deeply. You restore your ability to direct your attention by giving this activity a rest
Evening Work Is Usually Not Important: work that you fit in your downtime isn’t normally high-value activities that really advance your career but rather low-value shallow tasks.

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High-Quality Work Produced = (Time Spent) x (Intensity of Focus)

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Where: identify a location used only for depth, such as a conference room or a quiet library
How Long: set a specific time frame for each Deep Work session.
How: your ritual needs rules and processes to keep your efforts structured.
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Quit Social Media: all those notifications hurt your ability to focus and stay focused. Social media isn’t all bad but it’s definitely a bad habit.
Practice Saying “No”: be selective when deciding what opportunities to go after.
Meditate: 10 minutes of m...

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Deep work: Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. Creates value.
Shallow work: Noncognitively demanding, logistical-style tasks, often performed while distracted. Doesn't creat...

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Monastic: maximize Deep Work by minimizing or removing shallow obligations. Isolate yourself for long periods of time without distractions; no shallow work allowed
Bimodal: divide your time into some clearly defined stretches to deep pursuits and leave the rest open to ...

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Use Headphones: Coworkers will think you can’t hear them and the barrier to interrupt you is much higher
Work Remotely: start by asking for a half-day, preferably mornings
Email: treat email as a to-do and schedule it in your calendar twice per day

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