The Complete Guide to Deep Work
Newport describes four different types of deep work scheduling you can choose from:
The four deep work scheduling philosophies: monastic, bimodal, rhythmic, and journalisticAll four of these philosophies have their pros and cons that should be carefully considered:
The Monastic Philosophy of Deep Work Scheduling is the most dedicated form of deep work and involves spending all of your working hours on a singular high-level focus. In this case, Newport suggests enacting a “grand gesture”:
“By leveraging a radical change to your normal environment, coupled perhaps with a significant investment of effort or money, all dedicated toward supporting a deep work task, you increase the perceived importance of the task.” A popular example of this deep work tactic is Bill Gates’ famous “think week”, where he spends two weeks alone at his cottage, twice a year, reading and thinking about the future of Microsoft.
Source: doist.com