Run a deep work block from planning to actually protecting it
Blocking time on a calendar and actually getting deep, uninterrupted work done in it are different things.
- Outcome
- A deep work block with a genuinely specific target for what "done" looks like, real defenses against the interruptions most likely to break it, and an honest debrief that improves the next one.
- Time
- The length of the work block itself, plus 15 minutes of setup and debrief
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Blocking time on a calendar for "deep work" often produces a block that's technically uninterrupted but unfocused anyway — no specific target for what the block should produce, and no real plan for the interruptions most likely to break it. This playbook plans the block around a genuinely specific target, sets up real defenses against the most likely interruptions, and debriefs honestly afterward to improve the next one.
When not to use this
For routine work that doesn't need deep, uninterrupted focus, this process is unnecessary overhead — just do the work. This is for work that genuinely benefits from protected, focused time.
Did this work?
You made real progress on the specific target you set, and can name what actually threatened the block and whether your defenses held.
Tested on claude-opus-5. Evidence status is draft; it moves to battle-tested only on recorded runs, never by hand.