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Steven Puri On Doing Deep Work In A Distracted World

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Steven Puri, a software engineer turned film studio executive turned tech CEO, discusses deep work, remote work, and his productivity platform Sukha. Drawing from his unique experience spanning IBM engineering, Hollywood filmmaking (Independence Day, Transformers, Star Trek), and leading remote tech companies, he explains how the film industry's natural remote-to-in-person-to-remote workflow offers a template for modern hybrid work.

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A steady case for starting, finishing, and sticking with the work.

Steven Puri frames a crowded task list and the familiar pull of laundry or dishes as a simple problem: work can stall before it begins. The strongest stretch treats that hesitation as a practical blockage, then opens the door to an assistant that prompts a person to finish the…

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When your task list freezes you, this conversation gets you moving again.

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