deep-productivity_skill

Overview

This skill helps you master deep work using the three types of work framework: Building, Maintenance, and Recovery. It teaches a compact, sustainable routine—centered on a single 1-hour daily deep session—to make meaningful progress toward long-term vision. The approach combines vision/anti-vision exercises, a 10y→1y→1m→1w goal hierarchy, project-based learning, and recovery practices for creativity.

How this skill works

It guides you through a diagnostic step to identify your focus state, then helps you craft a clear vision and anti-vision to remove distractions. You build a hierarchical goal plan and define lever-moving daily priorities, use project-based learning to close skill gaps, and follow a structured 1-hour deep work protocol (2 min prep, 50 min work, 8 min debrief). Recovery habits are scheduled to maximize insight and sustain creativity.

When to use it

• You want to build a meaningful project but only have ~1 hour/day for focused work.
• You struggle with distractions, unclear priorities, or lack of progress despite effort.
• You need to turn a vague dream into a concrete 10-year → 1-year → 1-month → 1-week plan.
• You want to learn by building (project-based learning) rather than endless tutorials.
• You need to balance intense focus with recovery to maintain creative breakthroughs.

Best practices

• Start with the Vision & Anti-Vision exercise to clarify what you want and what to avoid.
• Always pick 1–3 lever-moving tasks per day tied to your weekly and monthly goals.
• Do the 1-hour deep block in the morning when possible: 2 min prep, 50 min single-tasking, 8 min journaling.
• Use challenge ≈ skill: simplify if anxious, raise difficulty if bored to stay in flow.
• Schedule recovery (walks, reading, daydreaming) as part of the workflow, not as escape.

Example use cases

• An entrepreneur records one product lesson per day to build an online course MVP in a month.
• A designer uses daily 1-hour blocks to ship a portfolio project and identify specific skill gaps to learn via projects.
• A writer defines a 10-year vision, then breaks it into yearly and monthly milestones to publish a book.
• A maker shifts from busywork to lever-moving tasks, moving a side project toward a revenue-generating MVP.
• A creative schedules afternoon recovery walks to incubate ideas generated during morning deep work.