e projects, solve difficult problems, and write meaningful blog posts&mldr; when I have the time and freedom from distractions.
Distractions can take many forms: a meeting, a message on Slack, or even just a sudden, unexpected noise (Maple, our little corgi, thinks she&rsquo;s a big scary guard dog sometimes).
Many minutes&rsquo; worth of focus and context can be obliterated by a single interruption.
It&rsquo;s often why I find myself working late at night when most of the world is asleep: no meetings, Slac