Focus
Engineers should protect deep work by blocking 3 hours of maker time. More Jira tickets, Slack activity, meetings, and interruptions can create a false appearance of productivity. Interruptions are described as consuming 40% of an engineer…
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Engineers should protect deep work by blocking 3 hours of maker time. More Jira tickets, Slack activity, meetings, and interruptions can create a false appearance of productivity. Interruptions are described as consuming 40% of an engineer's day and wasting $66,000 per engineer each year. Turning off Slack is presented as a way to reduce interruption and regain focus.