This week I've had some success using something like the Pomodoro technique. Though I've tried it a few times before I never quite got it to stick. Some thought

This week I've had some success using something like the Pomodoro technique. Though I've tried it a few times before I never quite got it to stick. Some thoughts / changes I made: - Doubled the length of time to somewhere between 45-80 minutes, loosely based on the perceived complexity of the task - Didn't time my breaks. This sounds counter-intuitive but they never lasted more than 5-10 minutes for me anyway, but having an open-ended "breathing-session" helped psychologically - No notifications during this period, at all. Phone and laptop on DnD, no messaging apps running - I really mean all notifications. - Having the "guarantee" that I'll see missed notifications during my break, with some sane max delay (1-2 hours) instead of an indefinite amount of time helped my brain unplug considerably - Working with no notifications is incredible - You have to believe you won't be interrupted to do deep work.