Deep Work

Last updated Mar 31, 2023

Or also called flow. Introduced in the book Deep Work (Cal Newport).

TODO: Definiton of flow/deep work.

1. Journal before going to bed what 1-2 tasks you must/want to achieve tomorrow.
2. Go to bed early (at night, you usually don’t achieve much anyhow)
3. Have a good sleep
4. Get up before the kids :) (don’t turn on the phone).
5. Make your bed.
6. Later take a walk in nature after lunch.
7. Change environment/room if stuck.

Music: focusatwill.com.
Books: Everything from Cal Newport.

Others:

• Clear some time in your calendar.
• Get rid of any distractions: Turn off notifications, close Slack, and put your phone out of reach. 
• Clear your space and your mind. Put on concentration music, and get rid of any clutter around. 
• Get to work on a specific task, taking periodic short breaks.
• Deeper: Acknowledge your fears Andrew Thomas in The Ideas of Choices
• Two Minutes Rules to do it for at least two minutes
• Meditation or doing nothing for 5 minutes

Origin: Flow state can be an incredibly productive (and enjoyable) mindset - Matthew Darwin on LinkedIn
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Created 2022-08-11