When I decided to buy Deep Work by Carl Newport, I had no idea the journey it would put me through. I was reading about a different approach to work, a change of perspective when what I found on those pages motivated me to experiment with different schedules. And today is finally the time to look back on the first experiment: the Rhythmic schedule. As this is considered the easiest deep work philosophy to archive, I started my journey with it. After all, I only need to work every day at the same time for 90 minutes. Sounds simple enough. Honestly, it wasn’t that easy, but it taught me a lot more about my work, myself and how much I can accomplish. Rhythmic schedule rules My deep work sessions are to work on blog posts, so I can somewhat compare each philosophy using the same project. Although I also what to understand which parts of my work are considered deep work and which parts are shallow work. So my objective is to write, but I will allow myself to do other things as a way of testing. From Monday to Sunday, every single morning, from 6:30 am to 8 am, I have to be at my desk working on content for the blog. I have to wake up at 6 am, read for 30 minutes, get up and sit at my desk to write. My phone and laptop have to be disconnected from the internet. And I have to keep a glass of water next to my computer to drink while I work. Every night, I schedule the next day, including what I’m supposed to work on in my deep work session. This way, I’ll avoid letting my sleepy brain make that decision in the morning. In those 90 minutes of work, I have to accomplish 900 words minimum. And at the end of the month, I have to have finished 4 posts, including photos, SEO, and formatting. Everything has to be done and ready to post. Week 1 – 19th to 25th of September The first day was rough. My brain was lazy, and after half an hour, it kept screaming at me to stop for the day. However, I kept on writing since I wasn’t going to fail on day one. Unfortunately, I wasn’t in a deep work state of mind, even though I was working. And so,...