Software Process and Measurement Blog

Why write Mastering Work Intake?

Why write Mastering Work Intake? Because Jeremy Willets and Tom Cagley decided maybe things could be different. That just chanting “stop starting and stop finishing” wasn’t enough. Our book provides... Read More

Rule #2: Embrace Boredom, Deep Work Chapter 5, Re-read Saturday WK 6

Our society has a concentration problem. I was recently in line at Costco and as I was waiting to check out I pulled out my phone and began deleting emails.... Read More

Rule #1: Work Deeply, Re-read Saturday WK 5, Deep Work Chapter 4

The second part of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport contains the rules and ideas for learning to work deeply. Chapter Four, Rule... Read More

Deep Work Beats Shallow Work  Re-read Saturday WK 4, Deep Work Chapter 3

Chapter 3, Deep Work is Meaningful completes Part 1 of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. If you are reading this chapter for... Read More

Conformity Wins – Least Effort, Most Follow, Deep Work Re-read Saturday WK 3, Deep Work Chapter 2

I was not in the workplace in the 1950’s so I can not remember the classic 1950s open office. But I have seen ghosts of approach over the years, ranging... Read More

Deep Work Thrives in Digital Age, Re-read Saturday WK 2, Deep Work Chapter 1

Chapter 1, Deep Work Is Valuable, begins the first part of the book  Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. Part 1, The Idea,... Read More