I’ve personally found the pomodoro method works very well for me. 25 minutes on, 5 minutes off. Every fourth break is 15 minutes.
I only do one 45 m session per day, because I usually don’t need that much work done that requires intense focus. In an 8 hour day I work like a marathon, not a sprint. During the breaks I talk to people around me, or if I work from home, I relax in bed. The bed proximity does wonders for long term fatigue.
Since I am self employed, I do deep work/ time blocking. Quite frequently. I do time blocking the first thing when I wake up,after I meditate and before I get out of bed. It looks somewhat like this. Wake up 3:30 Meditate 3:45 or longer After that i block out time for 30 minutes to write + edit for the coming day. Next wash up Then continue the day. Other tips that help is getting ready by set cothes out the the night before . I am getting better at this as I go with being self employed. It is best to take your deep work seriously and breaks too. I break ever 15 minutes with writing and drawing and games
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