Do Not Disturb
Your ability to intentionally block out the world when needed. Used for recovery, focus, or boundary-setting.
Matt Smith and the Beer That Became His Whole Identity
Do Not Disturb is about intentionally blocking out the world for recovery or focus. Matt Smith had no version of this in place — working from home meant the business was always present, always accessible, always on. Ronan Harari's advice to get a shared workspace and stop talking about work with family and friends was essentially a prescription for building a Do Not Disturb mode into his daily life — a hard stop after which the business couldn't follow him.