Focus session · portfolio work · 25 min
25-minute focus session for portfolio work with café murmur, when you are doing this for the first time
25 minutes on portfolio work — the last ten percent. 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.
Notice where your body touches the chair. That contact is doing more for you than it looks. If this is your first go, stay with the plainest version of the instructions. Follow the instructions and let the rest look after itself.
1 Before you start
- Dim the screen slightly. Bright screens make long sessions harder than they need to be.
- Decide that today's session does not have to be good. It has to happen.
- Put the thing you keep reaching for out of arm's reach.
- Expect to want to stop at about the eight-minute mark. That is normal and it passes.
- Make sure your chair is at a height where your feet are flat on the floor.
2 While the timer runs
- It is fine to stare at the wall for a minute. That is often where the answer is.
- If your attention keeps sliding, shorten the next block rather than abandoning this one.
- If nothing is working, write badly on purpose for two minutes.
- When you catch yourself re-reading the same sentence, stop and write down what you were looking for.
3 When it ends
- Write one line about where to start next time. Future you will be grateful.
- Resist the urge to review the work straight away. Come back to it later with fresh eyes.
- Say the session is finished, out loud if you can. It marks the boundary.
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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