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akulbe on Dec 14, 2016 | parent | favorite | on: Ask HN: What are your greatest productivity hacks?

Shut off social media. Kill the noise. (FB, Twitter, Snapchat, HN, $SOCIAL_MEDIA_NETWORK)

Deep focus.

"Deep Work" by Cal Newport. Read it.

odonnellryan on Dec 14, 2016

This, in my own way. I've found that I'm happiest with my work when I spend the day, even if it isn't that long, actually working straight through.

Take breaks, but don't be distracted.

It's super-damn-hard to get back into this, for me, after neglecting these habits for a few weeks: when I have downtime.

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