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productivity

Why Deep Work Is Getting Harder — and What to Do About It

⏱ 8 min read  ·  theguardian.com

Constant notifications and open-plan offices have cut the average uninterrupted focus window to under 3 minutes. The fix isn't discipline — it's environment design.

  • Cal Newport's "shutdown ritual" reduced cognitive load by ~40% in self-reported studies
  • Phone-free mornings before 10am correlate with 2× higher daily output scores
  • Batching shallow tasks (email, Slack) into fixed windows preserves flow state
Read on The Guardian →

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