All Things Product with Teresa and Petra Deep Work
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Feb 18, 2025 Dive deep into the power of focused thought in leadership. Discover why guilt often stops leaders from blocking time for strategy and reflection. Explore the differences in maker and manager schedules that affect productivity. Uncover Cal Newport's ideas on slow productivity as a remedy for busyness culture. Learn practical tips for carving out uninterrupted time, from timeboxing to prioritizing health. Plus, hear how diverse inputs can spark creativity and improve teamwork.
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Deep Work Is Strategic Necessity
- Deep work is thinking, aligning, debating, and creating that requires uninterrupted time.
- Product leaders rarely do it despite knowing its importance because it competes with meetings and daily tasks.
Long Blocks Beat Fragmented Work
- Petra recalled needing 3–4 hour uninterrupted sessions for writing and creative product tasks.
- She observed those long blocks produce far better outcomes than fragmented time slices.
Maker vs Manager Schedules Apply Broadly
- Maker vs. manager schedules explain why interruptions harm deep work across roles, not just engineering.
- As people rise, meetings increase and maker time shrinks, demanding deliberate protection.
