Protect the Deep-Work Path
Defend an important-but-not-urgent block against meetings, messages, and ambiguous scope.
Protect Q2 work Lena's onboarding experiment is important but not yet urgent. If she keeps moving it, prevention becomes a fire drill. Outcome + boundary + escalation rule A focus block works when it names the result, reduces ambiguity for others, and defines what can interrupt it. Do not rely on willpower to protect work that has no alarm bell. 01 Outcome 02 Boundary 03 Interruption Step 1 The calendar says onboarding experiment, but the start still feels vague. What should Lena do before the block starts? Step 2 A teammate schedules an optional status meeting in the middle of…
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