Hacker News Reader

You should start with reading Deep Work, by Cal Newport. And recognize that there is a limit to just how long you can concentrate deeply. Be conscious of diminishing returns.

http://calnewport.com/books/deep-work/

View on HN

I really loved the book in combination with the book Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. In Deep Work are several strategies explained to get into a state of flow by doing deep work. [0]

- [0] https://www.robinwieruch.de/lessons-learned-deep-work-flow/

In addition to the above, a more general recommendation would be to look into meditation.

Sam Harris's Waking Up, along with an app like Headspace, would be great places to start.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com