deep-work-optimization SKILL.md skillA

deep-work-optimization from fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/deep-work-optimization@git:20260728.80a7ab6

Pins git:20260728.80a7ab6 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

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Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
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Path
plugins/devops-process/deep-work-optimization/skills/deep-work-optimization/SKILL.md
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Latest version
git:20260728.80a7ab6, committed Jul 28, 2026
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5
License
MIT

Focus blocks, distraction management, and flow state triggers for cognitively demanding work.

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# Skill: Deep Work Optimization

> Focus blocks, distraction management, and flow state triggers for cognitively demanding work.

## Metadata

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| **Skill ID** | deep-work-optimization |
| **Version** | 1.0.0 |
| **Category** | Productivity |
| **Difficulty** | Intermediate |
| **Prerequisites** | None |
| **Related Skills** | cognitive-load-management, meeting-efficiency, frustration-recognition |

---

## Overview

Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on cognitively demanding tasks. In Cal Newport's framework, deep work produces rare and valuable results that can't be replicated by shallow multitasking.

### The Deep Work Hypothesis

> **The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy.**

This skill helps maximize deep work capacity for dissertation writing, complex analysis, architecture design, and creative problem-solving.

---

## Module 1: Understanding Deep Work

### Deep vs. Shallow Work

| Deep Work | Shallow Work |
|-----------|--------------|
| Cognitively demanding | Logistical, low-value |
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/deep-work-optimization@sha256:a7f3a3428546d6fa

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260728.80a7ab6, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

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Versions

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  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
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  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
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Source

GitHub

fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall · 5 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_276sk3if2o7bowj5
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/deep-work-optimization
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/a7f3a3428546d6fa3ca1133180464400baa1a3636a390a706e05db7b87bcd603

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