Mute everything except calendar and SMS during drafting blocks. Spinning Lizard writers live by that rule on press embargo mornings.
Put social apps on a second home screen. Delay is a feature.
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Batch Slack twice a day. Continuous presence is not the same as progress.
Keep research tabs in a separate browser profile so morning writing cannot derail into shopping carts of “just one more keyboard”.
When embargoes lift, schedule social posts — do not live-refresh analytics for an hour.