Practice

A Hard Question About Shallow work and the attention economy

Examine how shallow work drains your potential. Discover ancient wisdom to reclaim focus and build meaningful work in the attention economy.

Laoziguide

What you’ll practice

This is a reflective practice guided by Laozi. It gives you one honest question to sit with — the kind that moves you from thinking about an idea to working with it.

The reflection itself unfolds in conversation with Laozi, where it adapts to your situation — so you practice it together rather than reading it off the page.

Practice this with Laozi

Begin the reflection in a coaching conversation, where it meets what you’re actually working through.

Understand first

Wu Wei in Task Selection Temporal Reversal and Task Batching Naming Work Without Judgment The Paradox of Productivity Metrics The Emptiness Before Action

Go deeper

Shallow work and the attention economy in Practice Why Shallow work and the attention economy Matters Shallow work and the attention economy: From Confusion to Clarity The Examined Shallow work and the attention economy Shallow work and the attention economy: A Deeper Look

Peri

New to this practice?

Peri can explain what this practice is for, help you decide whether it fits what you’re working through, and point you to the right place to begin.

Ready to practice this?

Begin the reflection with your coach, or tell Peri what you’re working through.