DEEP WORK2026-02-13
Welcome to Brain Brutalism
Why we built this. Why it matters. Why you should care.
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DEEP WORK12 FEB 26
YOUR BRAIN IS NOT A BROWSER WITH 47 TABS
Close them all. Focus on one thing. Here's the neuroscience of why multitasking is literally lowering your IQ.
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DIGITAL DETOX10 FEB 26
THE ART OF THE 24-HOUR DISCONNECT
What happened when I turned off every screen for a full day. The withdrawal, the boredom, and the clarity.
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ENGINEERING08 FEB 26
WHY I BANNED SLACK AT MY COMPANY
Async-first communication increased deep work by 3x. The team hated it for 2 weeks. Then they never went back.
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MINIMALISM05 FEB 26
THE EMPTY DESKTOP POLICY
Why having zero icons on your desktop correlates with cleaner code and faster shipping times.
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DEEP WORK01 FEB 26
MONK MODE: A GUIDE
How to disappear for 4 hours a day to do the best work of your life. Scripts included.
READ • 12 MIN
ENGINEERING28 JAN 26
DELETE YOUR BACKLOG
If it's important, you'll remember it. If you forgot it, it wasn't important. The case for backlog bankruptcy.
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