https://calnewport.com/deep-habits-should-you-track-hours-or-milestones/ Meaningful Metrics Some of you have been requesting to hear more about my own struggles to live deeply in a distracted world. In this spirit, I want discuss strategies for completing important but non-urgent projects. In my experience, there are two useful things to track with respect to this type of work: Specific milestones: for example, the number of book chapters completed or mathematical results proved. Hours spent working deeply toward milestones: for example, you can keep a tally of the hours spent writing or working without distraction on an important proof. In my own work life, I find myself oscillating between these two types of metrics somewhat erratically, and I’m not sure why. A Hybrid Approach Part of my confusion is that both approaches have pros and cons. The advantage of tracking milestones, for example, is that the urge to achieve a clear outcome can inspire ...