Vision without action has no meaning and action without vision has no use.
I was trying to complete my article. But found myself unable to concentrate. I have a lot of work in my mind that I have to accomplish as my duty towards my family. I found that when I kept focusing on my professional work, my family members were dissatisfied and then I felt more unhappy and unfulfilled because I could not fulfill my duty towards them, And when I could not complete the Goal that I set to accomplish my article then I could not explain what I felt. So I thought what is the solution to this problem when I have to accomplish both work in that way my personal and my working life support each other and I could do deep work according to my vision.
I felt that to accomplish any work seriously there should be no disturbance, so I chose that time when other family members are busy with their professional work or they are sleeping. I chose that place at home where no one could disturb me or my mind would not get distracted. I set 40- 45, minutes chunks so that I could accomplish a certain part of my work in that time. And such 45 min. chunks I distributed in a whole day.
Not only me many people who have a lot of work to do or multitask then they can adopt certain strategies so that they can do deep work without any hassle.
Like many parents, when schools shut down due to covid-19, Elizabeth Hunter found herself with more caregiving responsibilities as her three children transitioned to 100% remote classes. But her job also ramped up; as co-founder of bespoke science curriculum provider STEMTaught, the California-based Earth scientist had to figure out how her program could remain hands-on in a virtual environment as well as work across time zones with authors and publishers to push out new editions of study materials faster. And this is the problem of every professional woman in the world, in every country.
Combining this increased workload — which included logistical components, like assembling and shipping learning kits, and scheduling online laboratory sessions with students — with her children’s schooling left few windows of quiet time in which she could really concentrate. Hunter started getting everyone to bed early and working late into the night to take out some quiet time for creative work composing her curriculum while tackling the more practical tasks during the day.
She said “I set a rule for myself. If the kids are sleeping and it’s not too late, instead of washing the dishes or doing housework; I’m working. I guard those stretches of time like diamonds — they’re so precious for me to be able to do my deep-thinking work,”.
Women have so many responsibilities besides their professional duty she has to take care of their family. It’s a challenge many of us are facing: we’re busier than ever, but still need pockets of uninterrupted time to do the work that requires our deepest focus.
For busy individuals, finding time for uninterrupted work may feel utterly unrealistic. But there are some strategies or you can say some methods that you can use to optimize to do Deep work in the limited time we have.
Before covid-19, many women who worked in offices might have used dedicated hours at the office or naturally productive peak hours when kids were at school to try and access ‘the zone’ for these concentration-heavy tasks.
Right now, when many people are working from home accessing that kind of deep work zone can feel nearly impossible. If you’re busy with multiple tasks, finding a solid chunk of time for uninterrupted productivity may be utterly unrealistic. Fortunately, there are some methods to optimize the limited ‘deep work’ time we have, plan for interruptions, and produce meaningful work despite competing demands for our attention. This way they can accomplish their family responsibilities besides their profession.
There are multiple recommendations for creating an environment that will help you produce your best work.
Cal Newport, author of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, suggests that most distractions are ‘controllable’ external stimuli that can be eliminated by grand gestures, such as checking into a rental workspace or separate room at home to work, or quitting social media notifications and all.
Besides this finding a place without people in your peripheral vision and investing in noise-cancelling headphones. Steven Kotler, executive director of the Flow Research Collective, a research and training organization, recommends 90- to 120-minute chunks of uninterrupted focus to maximize your flow of work.
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” — Albert Schweitzer
