Focus session · studying · 25 min
25-minute focus block for studying — plain quiet, when you are short on time
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to take in the material.
25:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
Nothing needs to be decided in the next few minutes. Park the decisions. Pick this one when you are short on time. Follow the instructions and let the rest look after itself.
1 Before you start
- Make sure your chair is at a height where your feet are flat on the floor.
- Plan to leave the last two minutes for writing down where to pick up next time.
- Decide what counts as done for this block. "Two pages" is better than "make progress".
- Give yourself permission to stop when the timer ends, even mid-sentence.
- 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 finish a piece, pause for three seconds before starting the next. It keeps the pace honest.
- Notice whether you are working or performing work. They look similar from the outside.
- If nothing is working, write badly on purpose for two minutes.
3 When it ends
- Write down the question you could not answer, so it has somewhere to live.
- If it went badly, note one thing that worked anyway. There is usually one.
- Decide whether the next block is the same task or a different one. Do not drift into it.
4What to put on
plain quiet — No added sound at all. If you have a quiet room, that is usually better than any recording of one.
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