There is a lot of time in time. 20 minutes is a lot of time if you use it well.
The concept of “deep work” is one that helps a person to focus so intently during periods of work, that they spend far fewer hours having to work.
That sounds nice. Work intensely and without distraction for a few hours each day and be free to do what you like for the rest of the time.
Deep work for 20 minutes is equivalent to several hours of distracted work time. Instead of working for 12 hours a day while being distracted, you could work for four hours a day and get twice as much done.
Kill distractions to work deeply. Literally, NO distractions or anything that takes cognitive “bandwidth” away from the important task you’re working on.
When you practice working deeply, it becomes easier to work deeply.
As you work deeply, you get much more done in less time. This frees you up to get even more done, or to take things a little easier all through your life.
You also realize just how much time you have. Twenty minutes is a lot of time. Two hours is enough time to get done the same amount as your average distracted worker can in eight hours.