Focus session · exam revision · 25 min
25-minute focus session for exam revision with a fireplace, when you need something unremarkable
25 minutes on exam revision — recall rather than re-reading. 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.
Your breathing doesn't have to change yet. Let it be whatever size it currently is. Nothing dramatic happens here, and that is deliberate. We'll go through it in order, without much decoration.
1 Before you start
- Have a piece of paper beside you for the thoughts that will try to interrupt.
- Decide what you will do if you get stuck: write the problem out, then move on.
- Clear the surface in front of you down to the thing you are working on.
- Remember that motivation usually arrives after starting, not before.
- Turn off notifications for the next block, not just to silent.
2 While the timer runs
- If you feel restless, change your posture rather than your task.
- Notice whether you are working or performing work. They look similar from the outside.
- If your attention keeps sliding, shorten the next block rather than abandoning this one.
- If you feel the urge to check something, write it on the paper beside you and keep going. Deal with the list afterwards.
3 When it ends
- Write down the question you could not answer, so it has somewhere to live.
- Leave the file open if you are coming back. Closing it makes restarting harder.
- Say the session is finished, out loud if you can. It marks the boundary.
4What to put on
a fireplace — Crackles and a low roar underneath. Warm, irregular, and undemanding.
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