Focus session · exam revision · 25 min
25-minute exam revision session with café murmur and a timer, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
Sit down, press start, and test yourself for 25 minutes. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
25:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
Drop your attention from your head into your chest for a second. Feeling fine is a good reason to do this, not a reason to skip it. We'll be efficient and then you can get on with your day.
1 Before you start
- Have a piece of paper beside you for the thoughts that will try to interrupt.
- Tell yourself the goal is time spent, not output produced.
- Go to the toilet first. It sounds trivial until you are mid-sentence.
- Promise yourself you will not check anything until the timer ends, including "just quickly".
- Close every tab that is not needed for this one task. Not minimised — closed.
2 While the timer runs
- If you feel restless, change your posture rather than your task.
- When you have drifted for the fifth time, that is still four returns. Keep going.
- When the timer feels too long, look at it less. The clock is not the task.
- If the task suddenly feels impossible, make it smaller rather than stopping. One paragraph. One function. One row.
3 When it ends
- Roll your shoulders and your neck before the next block.
- Do not immediately open the thing you were avoiding. Give the block a proper end.
- Put the notes you made where you will find them next time.
4What to put on
café murmur — The blur of other people talking, with none of the words close enough to follow. Some people concentrate better with a low level of company.
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