Tag: deep work


  • Time, Focus, & Disguised Coercion

    Introduction What do family, colleagues, friends, and digital distractions all have in common? Theyโ€™re frequent intruders in the landscape where focus is indispensable: Time. Consider time as a landscape of exclusion, and time management sits at the intersection of focus, time burglars, and disguised coercion. Time burglars and disguised coercion are inexorably linked to how…

  • Shifting the Narrative From Doing More to Doing Better

    A rejection of hustle culture. IntroductionVolume as a Proxy for SignalReframe the Physiology as DataDonโ€™t Apologize for the Actual Age Advantage, Exploit ItTime Horizon As EditorRedefining Success from Accumulation to IntegrationIdentity Shift from โ€œDisciplined Personโ€ to โ€œPerson with a Systemโ€Where a Bias for Action Survives the ShiftA Concrete Instrument You Could DeployConclusion & Key TakeawaysAdditional…

  • Efficiency vs. Performativity

    Excerpt From Performativity & the Ideology of Efficiency The core tension we need to identify is subtle but crucial: Efficiency claims to optimize for output, but performativity optimizes for visibility. The difference between the two is the difference between a technical promise and the appearance of the same promise. Efficiency says: โ€œGet the maximum result…

  • A Problem / Solution Matrix (Digital & โ€œAnalogโ€) for Cultivating Deep Work

    Deep Work Problem/Solution A Problem/Solution Matrix for Deep Work (digital & analog). Each row shows a specific distraction, why it hurts deep work, and provides a concrete fix you can implement today. Click here to access a downloadable, printable PDF version of the Problem/Solution Matrix for deep work (digital & analog). Each row shows a…