Focus session · exam revision · 45 min
45-minute exam revision session with white noise and a timer, when you need to stop thinking about work
Sit down, press start, and test yourself 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.
Turn your phone face down if it's within reach. If it's in another room, even better. Work thoughts are allowed to be there. They just do not get to drive. 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.
- Decide in advance that a bad sentence is still progress.
- Decide now what you will do when the timer ends. Otherwise the decision will eat the first five minutes.
- If you are dreading it, make the first action physical: open the file, sharpen the pencil.
- Put the thing you keep reaching for out of arm's reach.
2 While the timer runs
- Notice whether you are working or performing work. They look similar from the outside.
- If you feel restless, change your posture rather than your task.
- If you are suddenly sleepy, stand up for ten seconds and sit back down.
- When you catch yourself re-reading the same sentence, stop and write down what you were looking for.
3 When it ends
- Leave the desk tidier than you found it. Two minutes now saves ten later.
- Take the break away from the screen, even if it is just the other side of the room.
- Decide whether the next block is the same task or a different one. Do not drift into it.
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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