Plan a thesis week with deep-work blocks (Recipe 75)
Plan work to reduce context-switching and finish more.
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1
Prioritize
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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.
2
Time-block
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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.
3
Template
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Template
Write a one-page weekly template: goals, experiments, writing output, meetings, blockers, and next-week focus.
4
Review
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Review
Create an end-of-day review checklist with 7 items to capture wins, unblock tomorrow, and reduce anxiety.