Cal Newport's pen-and-paper tracking methodology for recording total hours spent in unbroken concentration each week. Part of the 4 Disciplines of Execution framework applied to deep work, emphasizing lead measures (hours tracked) over lag measures (results achieved).
The Deep Work Tally System is Cal Newport's original methodology for tracking hours spent in a state of unbroken concentration, using simple pen-and-paper records kept each week.
Newport suggests keeping a pen-and-paper tally of how many hours you spend on deep work, though you can automate your scoreboard with time-tracking tools like RescueTime.
Newport applies the business "4 Disciplines of Execution" framework:
Have a small number of really critical goals that you will pursue during Deep Work hours that return tangible and substantial professional benefits.
Newport distinguishes between:
For deep work, lead measures typically include hours spent in distraction-free concentration.
Newport uses a simple calendar tracking Deep Work hours completed each day and circles the days that produce tangible results, such as solving a key problem.
Regular reviews of progress to maintain commitment.
Newport discovered that deep work tallies were good for getting from almost no deep work to some deep work, but weren't strong enough to grab and protect the long swaths of time needed to dedicate 30-50% of working hours to deep work.
He evolved toward "deep schedules" - proactively blocking deep work time in advance rather than just tallying it afterward.
Free methodology requiring only pen and paper or simple tracking tools.
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