Guard a 90-minute late-morning deep work block
Before the small shift
The moment
The best focus hours get eaten by email and meetings, so hard thinking gets pushed into a tired afternoon.
A way in
Try this
- After morning light and delayed caffeine, block ~90 minutes for your hardest creative or analytical work.
- Move admin, inbox, and low-stakes meetings to the afternoon when possible.
- Protect the block like a meeting with yourself — one outcome, notifications off.
If you try it
What might shift
You spend peak alertness on the work that actually moves the needle.
Paraphrased from Huberman Lab (Dr. Andrew Huberman). This is not a transcript.
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