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• URL: https://beyondproductivity.substack.com/p/how-to-overcome-resistance-and-get
• Publisher: beyondproductivity.substack.com
• Published Date: 2023-07-20
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• set a timer and commit to working without distractions for just 30 minutes. After that, add another 15 to 60 minutes – if you feel like it (spoiler: you probably will).
• three distinct phases. In phase 1, we struggle toward focus:
• it’s difficult to suppress our instinctive urges to distract
• takes 10-15 minutes.
• Maintaining deep focus and resisting our urges feels much less effortful, and we might even get into the flow state. Phase 2 lasts 45-60 minutes.
• After 55 to 75 minutes, our ability to maintain deep focus eventually decreases, and we move toward the end of a 90-minute ultradian rhythm.
• we need a break. Phase 3 takes 10-15 minutes.
• this technique is helpful to get going, it’s far from ideal for focusing on challenging “deep work”.

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