Founders

anyone have tricks for balancing deep work with being present on socials?

cma.xyz. Founder /paragraph, ceo /mirror, previously at Google & Coinbase 

always takes me a bit to ramp back up, like i just skipped leg day for 2 months or something

I tend to drop off the grid socially if I'm invested in deep work

then after it's shipped I bounce back with a fury

probably not a great way to do it!

CTO @beelinesai, CPO @snickerdoodle, CEO Zealous. YC/TS Alum & Mentor

work, but even then filling in the gaps might just work.. although i need to be structured enough to have gaps to fill in, i think

Curious, why do you want to be present on social?  Work?  Personal?

If it has a meaning/purpose then likely make it a work unit and schedule like others  recommended.  Otherwise, maybe it's ok to just fills the gaps?

block time on your calendar

- identify your top goal for the day
- put 1.5-2hrs on your calendar for just that
- then schedule around that

i have no social days that help - deep work gets done then 
and then i do social at times just b/w work - e.g. commute, 15 min slot b/w meetings etc.

i've mostly worked for founder-led startups, i'd say it's posting with more impact if you need to post less frequency or writing a bunch of posts at once and then scheduling them