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I generally agree with your points, but 1 to 2 hours? When I'm off-rotation I still find the time for at least 3-4 hours of intense productive work in the day,

by loufe 5y ago

I generally agree with your points, but 1 to 2 hours? When I'm off-rotation I still find the time for at least 3-4 hours of intense productive work in the day, and on-rotation I am focused oftentimes for 10+ hours in a day. Perhaps it's different levels of mental engagement but I'm curious why you say, what seems to me to be, such low amounts.

charles_f 5y ago
Most of the deep work I do nowadays is figuring how to navigate politics, pitch features, review designs made by others and such. It features a lot of context switching as well, and it's contained between a host of meetings. I find interest in the overall outcome, but it's mentally taxing. True, when doing an activity that I enjoy by itself (e.g dev), it's not a hassle to stay focused and remain on the task longer