Focus session · editing · 25 min
25-minute focus session for editing with white noise, after a long day
25 minutes on editing — the boring pass that makes it readable. 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.
If you're tired, you can let that be true. Tired is allowed here. Use it at the end of a long day, not at the start of one. Follow the instructions and let the rest look after itself.
1 Before you start
- Decide now what you will do when the timer ends. Otherwise the decision will eat the first five minutes.
- Choose one question to answer in this block, rather than a whole subject to cover.
- Set the timer where you can see it, or where you can deliberately not see it.
- Promise yourself you will not check anything until the timer ends, including "just quickly".
- Clear the surface in front of you down to the thing you are working on.
2 While the timer runs
- If you start tidying your desk, that is avoidance. Sit back down.
- If nothing is working, write badly on purpose for two minutes.
- If your attention keeps sliding, shorten the next block rather than abandoning this one.
- The first urge to stop usually arrives early. Sit through it once and the second one is quieter.
3 When it ends
- Roll your shoulders and your neck before the next block.
- Stand up and move for at least two minutes. The break is part of the method, not a reward.
- Say the session is finished, out loud if you can. It marks the boundary.
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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