Compelling careers often have complex origins that reject the simple idea that all you have to do is follow your passion. - Cal Newport

To maximize your chances of success, you should deploy small, concrete experiments that return concrete feedback.

to succeed with deep work you must rewire your brain to be comfortable resisting distracting stimuli. This doesn’t mean that you have to eliminate distracting behaviors; it’s sufficient that you instead eliminate the ability of such behaviors to hijack your attention. The simple strategy proposed here of scheduling Internet blocks goes a long way toward helping you regain this attention autonomy.

If you slacked off your attention for even a moment, you could stall the entire line — forcing workers into an unnatural combination of boredom and constant attentiveness.