The 3-Hour Rule: Daily, Distraction-Free Focus & Deep Work Made Simple

The simple daily practice that protects my focus, tames “busy energy,” and accelerates productivity without overwhelm

You wake up with the best of intentions.

You ready your priority list.

But then, your focus gets hijacked. 🤬

That busy energy takes over and before you know it, it’s noon.

Very little that matters gets done, but you’re already feeling exhausted.

I tried for years to solve the priority-hijack problem by waking up early, no texts or email first thing, morning pages, etc, etc.

All those morning routine and productivity hacks helped but the attention snatchers still found a way to penetrate my defenses. And, to be completely transparent, I was complicit by having too many things on my list.

The breakthrough came when I started practicing “The 3-Hour Rule.”

It’s simple, I now do deep work the first 3 hours of every work day.

Here’s a breakdown of the daily method:

• the 3 hours blocked out on my calendar every work day
• the block is organized as 2, 90-min…