Focus session · brainstorming · 45 min
45-minute brainstorming session with white noise and a timer, before you go back to something hard
Sit down, press start, and generate options for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
45:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
Start with the noise that is already in the room. We are not going to try to remove it yet. Five minutes here is cheaper than an hour of grinding. Straight through, at a normal pace.
1 Before you start
- Turn off notifications for the next block, not just to silent.
- Decide that today's session does not have to be good. It has to happen.
- 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.
- Write down the one thing you are going to do, in a single sentence, before you start.
2 While the timer runs
- When you notice you have drifted, do not restart the block. Just come back and carry on counting from where the timer is.
- When the timer feels too long, look at it less. The clock is not the task.
- If you are bored, the boredom is usually the last thing before something clicks.
- If you are suddenly sleepy, stand up for ten seconds and sit back down.
3 When it ends
- Resist the urge to review the work straight away. Come back to it later with fresh eyes.
- Decide whether the next block is the same task or a different one. Do not drift into it.
- 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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