A mentality that prioritizes work that is:
- Distraction-free
- Cognitively challenging
- High-concentration
Deep Work Philosophy
Monasitc
- Keep yourself isolated for as long as possible
- Reduce all Shallow Work by all means necessary
Bimodal
- Reserve and allocate only few consecutive days to the monastic deep work state
Rhythmic
- Transform deepwork into a routine
- Specific 3-4 hour time periods each day for deep work
Journalistic
- Divide day into blocks of deep work, shallow work time