Rule #2 - Embrace Boredom

Question 1

The 5 minute glance

Answer 1

if every moment of potential boredom in your life is relieved with a quick glance at your smartphone, then your brain has likely been rewired to a point where it’s not ready for deep work

Question 2

Schedule your internet use

Answer 2

by segregating Internet use you’re minimizing the number of times you give in to distraction, and by doing so you let these attention-selecting muscle strengthen

Question 3

Don’t give up event if you need internet for work

Answer 3

If this is crucial anc cannot wait just change your schedule so that your next Internet block begins sooner

Question 4

The deadling shrinkage experiment

Answer 4

Identify a deep task that’s high on your priority list. Estimate how long you’d normally put aside for an obligation of this type, the give yourself a hard deadline that drastically reduce this time. Tyr this no more than once a week at first, giving your brain practice with intensity

Question 5

Description of productive meditation

Answer 5

take a period where you are occupied physically but not mentally (walking, jigging, driving, showering) and focus your attention on a single well-defined professional problem. As in mindfulness medidation, you must continue to bring your attention back to the problem at hand if your mind wanders off. At least 2/3 sessions per week