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Re:Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when th... by screye on Thursday March 25, 2021 @05:11PM (#26585430)
> The people who cultivate that skill, stay up late at night while everyone is asleep so they don’t get distracted

Haha, I feel so called out. I have been up for 2 days straight at this point, and it has been incredibly productive.

Sometimes I wish I could summon my ability to do deep work during the day, but it is just so hard with all the meetings and ideations (I love them too, but can't stay up 24x7). My body can't take this kind of late-night abuse anymore, so I feel like I am running on borrowed time.

Hopefully I will learn to do focus work in the day at some point. Has anyone here successfully made that transition ?

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Re:Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when th... by danielheath on Thursday March 25, 2021 @05:18PM (#26585503)
I have; I found that when in a (physical) space where I could guarantee nobody would interrupt me, I can work like it’s night.
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