Leverage the Power of Deep Work

We all need uninterrupted work time every day, regardless of our role. Unbroken work makes us more motivated and focused. Yet uninterrupted calendar blocks are hard to design into a schedule.

We can't productively attend to meeting-heavy days while also spending hours on uninterrupted wor...

Newport identifies four distinct approaches to integrating deep work into your professional life:

1. The Monastic Philosophy: Eliminating or radically minimizing shallow obligations (Example: Donald Knuth, who has no email)
2. The Bimodal Philosophy

• Monastic: isolate yourself for long periods of time without distractions; no shallow work allowed
• Bimodal: reserve a few consecutive days when you will be working like a monastic (you need at least one day a week)