"Teacher, have you already reached the point where you can engage in deep work anytime you want?" a student asked.
"Not yet." Ning Youguang laughed, "When I was writing this book published this year, there was a month or two where I found my efficiency in the dormitory and office had declined. So I looked online and found a famous mountain retreat, planning to stay there two nights over the weekend to relax. When I got there, I found the place to be particularly beautiful, and decided to go every weekend afterward. Initially, I didn't plan on staying there continuously, but on that first day, my writing went particularly smoothly. So every weekend I would book the place, and I completed nearly one-third of the chapters there."
"So, teacher, you're saying if we find ourselves unable to work or study deeply, we should temporarily put aside what we're doing and go rest, right?"
"Is this the 'leaving space' you've advised us to learn before?"
