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Hey Whimsy -- It depends on how you define profound. I think simple, common sense practices can be profound without needing deep stories, data or figures backing it up.

Let me know what other types of focus activities have helped you out. I'll include a chapter or piece on it.

- Scott

P.S. I've been using RescueTime and it's also a good addition in using focus tools

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Yes, it definitely depends on how one defines profound.

For my own part, this is common sense rather than profundity. I don't have a smart phone, I don't use Twitter, I don't worry about getting my inbox to zero, and I disconnect from the internet when I'm trying to get something done that requires focus (writing, coding, projects, etc). The fewer distractions... the better.

Perhaps I'm just young and impudent, but it bothers me that this might surprise anyone, or that this might be unintuitive. It's the unintuitive stuff that I consider profound.

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