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