Ask HN: Do you “deep work”?

I've recently become aware of the book "Deep Work" by Cal Newport, through James Altucher's podcast [0] and a discussion on HN [1].

As someone who struggles a lot with focus, I'm interested in any personal stories of people who have put this into practice.

[0] http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2016/09/cal-newport/ [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12734671