Focus session · exam revision · 25 min
25-minute focus block for exam revision — white noise, when you want something simple
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to test yourself.
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
If you're sitting, let the chair do the work of holding you upright. Simple is the point. There is no advanced version to graduate to. This is a short one, so let's use the time properly.
1 Before you start
- Put the thing you keep reaching for out of arm's reach.
- Decide that today's session does not have to be good. It has to happen.
- Get water now, so you do not have to get up in fifteen minutes.
- Remind yourself that you are allowed to produce something mediocre in the first pass.
- Turn off notifications for the next block, not just to silent.
2 While the timer runs
- If you are suddenly sleepy, stand up for ten seconds and sit back down.
- If you start tidying your desk, that is avoidance. Sit back down.
- If you feel restless, change your posture rather than your task.
- If you are bored, the boredom is usually the last thing before something clicks.
3 When it ends
- Look out of a window for thirty seconds. Your eyes have been at one distance for a while.
- Put the notes you made where you will find them next time.
- Do not immediately open the thing you were avoiding. Give the block a proper end.
4What to put on
white noise — Flat across all frequencies and very effective at covering speech. Some people find it harsh after an hour; keep the volume low.
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If this block does not fit, try 45-minute focus session for problem solving with a library, if you are doing this in the middle of the day, 45-minute focus session for decluttering with brown noise, if you are sceptical about all of this or A 45-minute block for writing, with a fireplace, when you want to be left alone.