energy refocus I recently took a one-month sabbatical to refocus my energy both professionally and personally on the heels of closing our Fund II. I had a calendar built of projects to tackle during the 4-week period and was ready to launch into a productive cycle of deep work that day to day schedules rarely allowed time for. However, I quickly realized that my deep work muscles had atrophied significantly in the typically monkey minded environment of emails, meetings, phone calls, and constant information flow. Even without the burden of day to day work biting at my heels, if there were any interruptions such as a lunch with a friend, or a doctors appointment, or a critical board meeting, deep work would be largely destroyed with the travel to, event, and travel from.
Deep Work is Hard
Deep Work is Hard
Deep Work is Hard
energy refocus I recently took a one-month sabbatical to refocus my energy both professionally and personally on the heels of closing our Fund II. I had a calendar built of projects to tackle during the 4-week period and was ready to launch into a productive cycle of deep work that day to day schedules rarely allowed time for. However, I quickly realized that my deep work muscles had atrophied significantly in the typically monkey minded environment of emails, meetings, phone calls, and constant information flow. Even without the burden of day to day work biting at my heels, if there were any interruptions such as a lunch with a friend, or a doctors appointment, or a critical board meeting, deep work would be largely destroyed with the travel to, event, and travel from.