One of my favorite time management essays is “Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule” by @paulg. Give it a read. As @bfeld and many others have observed, great creative work isn’t possible if you’re trying to piece together 30 minutes here and 45 minutes there. Large, uninterrupted blocks of time—3-5 hours minimum—create the space needed to find and connect the dots. And one block per week isn’t enough. There has to be enough slack in the system for multi-day CPU-intensive synthesis. For me, this means at least 3-4 mornings per week where I am in “maker” mode until at least 1pm. If I’m in reactive mode, maker mode is all but impossible.