e.g. while you walk the dog or during yourcommute to work

Once you 've landed a specific target, askyourself: "What do I need to accomplishmy goal?"

We often get in the zone by chance

Often only after hours of procrastination

Is intentional, methodical

It 's essential to have rituals toprepare your mind for it

This includes eliminating all sources ofdistraction and secluding yourself like amonk

This involves setting a clearly defined, longperiod of seclusion for work and leaving therest of your time free for everything else

Doing deep work for blocks of 90 minutesand using a calendar to track youraccomplishments

Involves taking any unexpected free time inyour daily routine to do deep work

It may seem harmless to keep our socialmedia tabs open all the time while wework...

But merely seeing notifications pop upinterrupt our focus, even if we ignore themfor a while before checking on them

That 's because completing small tasks andmoving information around makes us feellike we 've accomplished something

But in reality, these things just keep us fromtruly focusing on important work

Deep Work

Rules for Focused Success in a DistractedWorld

2016

Grand Central Publishing

Cal Newport