Author uses ChatGPT to apply First Principles and double deep work focus

5 articles · Updated · Tom's Guide · May 4

Over a week, the writer said the approach cut work to about four hours from 10 by prioritising sleep, limiting output to two major tasks and batching emails and Slack.
ChatGPT reframed the workday around finite energy, diminishing returns and separating high-impact "trunk" work from low-value busywork, which the author said reduced stress and brain fog.
The experiment was presented as a response to burnout and rigid productivity norms, arguing schedules should be rebuilt around individual biology, attention and meaningful output rather than conventional hacks.

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