Plan a thesis week with deep-work blocks (Recipe 35)

Prioritize

Given these tasks—finish experiment run, draft 1 page, fix 2 bugs, reply to 8 emails—rank them by impact and urgency and justify the order in 5 bullets.

Time-block

Create a time-blocked schedule from 09:00 to 18:00 with 3 deep-work blocks (90 min each) and 2 shallow-work blocks; include breaks.

Template

Write a one-page weekly template: goals, experiments, writing output, meetings, blockers, and next-week focus.

Review

Create an end-of-day review checklist with 7 items to capture wins, unblock tomorrow, and reduce anxiety.