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Sep 29, 20264 min
Pomodoro vs deep work: when each works
A 25-minute timer can help you begin. It can also stop you just as the difficult work starts.
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Sep 29, 20265 min
How to track deep work without mistaking hours for progress
Time spent is useful evidence. It is not the same thing as moving the work that matters.
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Jun 29, 202610 min
Deep and Wide: Deep Work After GenAI
Single-tasking was always a proxy. AI just broke it. Here is how we are rethinking what trydeepwork measures — without grading you.
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Feb 08, 20261 min
A Fresh Look at Analytics
A cleaner, faster weekly read on focus patterns and completed work
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Feb 02, 20264 min
How To Define A Task
Estimating time works best when progress is clear and bounded
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Jan 01, 20263 min
2025 - Year in Review
Closing the third year of trydeepwork
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Nov 28, 20252 min
Getting rid of the rot with auto-abandon
Keep your workspace clutter-free with trydeepwork
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Aug 23, 20252 min
microWork(μW) - A hack for the task initiation problem
It's the smallest excuse to get started and rolling
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May 28, 20253 min
Making Time Visible: Time Dots
A better way to understand time estimates and overruns
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Mar 31, 20254 min
'Now' and 'Not Now' Brain: Problems with ADHD/ADD Time Perception
Understanding the neuroscience behind time blindness and its daily impact
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Jan 01, 20253 min
2024 - Year in Review
The numbers, the changes, and what's next (pricing changes!)
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Oct 26, 20243 min
Why we should never prioritize our tasks
Let data, not dopamine, drive your priorities
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Jul 21, 20244 min
Paradox of Personal Productivity Software
Is it all just snake-oil sales or does anyone benefit from personal productivity tools?
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Jun 02, 20244 min
Explore and Exploit: Importance of Side Projects
Finding the balance between novelty and mastery
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May 05, 20243 min
How will trydeepwork evolve?
And how you can help it evolve (pricing is live)!
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Jan 01, 20242 min
2023 - Year in Review
And what's next in 2024
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Dec 26, 20234 min
Evaluating your next project
A Strategic Approach to Choosing Projects That Make Sense for You
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Dec 03, 20233 min
Flexible focus sessions for real-world needs
Revamping how sessions and levels work in trydeepwork.com
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Jul 03, 20234 min
Highlights from June, 2023
Looking back at the numbers and improvements in June, 2023.
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Jun 03, 20234 min
Highlights from May, 2023
Looking back at the numbers and improvements. What are your thoughts on flexible sessions?
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May 20, 20233 min
How to do something you should, you can, but you don't?
A post about Beeminder, and how you can use it with trydeepwork.com
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May 09, 20232 min
Getting rid of the guest tier
Sucks, but some context to it
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