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Try the Three-Hour Rule
- Schedule a three-hour block several days a week for your most important task without interruptions.
- This focused time helps accomplish deep work before handling meetings and smaller tasks.
Two-Minute Rule Limits Deep Work
- The two-minute rule encourages doing quick tasks immediately to save time.
- Yet it often leads to neglecting major projects amid endless small tasks.
Reader's Three-Hour Focus Example
- A reader starts by quickly checking email, then focuses uninterrupted from 9 a.m. to noon on her big task.
- She finishes important work by lunch then spends afternoons on meetings and routine tasks.