Create a schedule that protects time for focused, high-value work
Design a work schedule that prioritizes deep, focused work while managing necessary interruptions. This activity helps you produce higher quality outputs with less stress.
Design a work schedule that prioritizes deep, focused work while managing necessary interruptions. This activity helps you produce higher quality outputs with less stress.
Design deep work schedule:
1. Identify work requiring deep focus 2. Determine optimal focus durations 3. Design daily/weekly focus blocks 4. Create boundary protection strategies 5. Communicate schedule to stakeholders
Identify deep vs shallow work
Create focus time blocks
Design protection strategies
A weekly schedule with 10+ hours of protected deep work time and communication plan
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