How Long Should a Focus Block Be? The Data Behind Optimal Length

How Long Should a Focus Block Be? The Data Behind Optimal Length

Ask five productivity experts how long a focus block should be, and you’ll get five different answers: 25 minutes (Pomodoro), 52 minutes (Draugiem data), 90 minutes (ultradian rhythm), 2 hours (founder wisdom), or 4 hours (Cal Newport). All of them are right — for different tasks, different people, different contexts. The real question isn’t “what’s […]

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