Focus session · portfolio work · 45 min
45-minute portfolio work session with distant thunder and a timer, when you are cold and want to be warm
Sit down, press start, and finish the pieces 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.
If you're lying down, let the mattress hold all of you. You can stop holding yourself up. Get a blanket first. Being cold defeats the point. We'll be efficient and then you can get on with your day.
1 Before you start
- Close the door, or put headphones on, whichever signals "working" to the people around you.
- Accept that the first five minutes will feel like wading. Wading counts.
- Put the thing you keep reaching for out of arm's reach.
- If your mind is already racing, write down the three loudest thoughts before you begin.
- Close every tab that is not needed for this one task. Not minimised — closed.
2 While the timer runs
- It is fine to stare at the wall for a minute. That is often where the answer is.
- Notice the moment your hand moves toward your phone. That moment is the whole skill.
- If a thought will not leave, give it one line on the page and return to the task.
- When you have drifted for the fifth time, that is still four returns. Keep going.
3 When it ends
- Roll your shoulders and your neck before the next block.
- If it went badly, note one thing that worked anyway. There is usually one.
- Stand up and move for at least two minutes. The break is part of the method, not a reward.
4What to put on
distant thunder — Low rumbles with long gaps. Suits people who find sudden noises more distracting than constant ones.
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