Slack pings. Unread emails. Multiple deadlines. Distractions derail even the most efficient employees, making it hard for them to focus on the deep work that solves problems and delivers new ideas.

Send questions about careers, productivity and work-life balance to [email protected]. Please include your name and location, or request to remain anonymous. Steven Kotler, the author of The Art of ...

The hill was called Jacob’s Ladder, and I'd been dreading it all morning. Notorious among Appalachian Trail thru-hikers, the Ladder is a section of the trail in western North Carolina that ascends ...