They have cultivated the skills necessary to focus intensely for a period of time, then release their focus in order to assess the lay of the land. This allows them to iterate rapidly and quickly redirect their efforts. They also treat their work activities like investments. They are trying to maximize return rather than simply get through the work

For this book, I worked in 15-minute work intervals with 2-minute breaks three times an hour, and a 9-minute email check at the end of every hour. I stretched, used the restroom, or otherwise didn’t look at the screen for the full two minutes, I found this helped my mind reflect and decompress, so that I could get back to writing. Sometimes those t

We can take action by finding our own break points to pause work, by harnessing