Focus session · editing · 50 min
50-minute editing session with a stream and a timer, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Sit down, press start, and cut and tighten for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
If you're tired, you can let that be true. Tired is allowed here. Midday is an underrated time for this. We'll be efficient and then you can get on with your day.
1 Before you start
- Turn off notifications for the next block, not just to silent.
- Remember that motivation usually arrives after starting, not before.
- Decide what counts as done for this block. "Two pages" is better than "make progress".
- Remind yourself that you are allowed to produce something mediocre in the first pass.
- Decide now what you will do when the timer ends. Otherwise the decision will eat the first five minutes.
2 While the timer runs
- If you are suddenly sleepy, stand up for ten seconds and sit back down.
- If the task suddenly feels impossible, make it smaller rather than stopping. One paragraph. One function. One row.
- If you start tidying your desk, that is avoidance. Sit back down.
- If you feel restless, change your posture rather than your task.
3 When it ends
- Put the notes you made where you will find them next time.
- Leave the file open if you are coming back. Closing it makes restarting harder.
- Have a drink of water before you check anything.
4What to put on
a stream — Running water with small variation. Softer than rain and less repetitive than a fan.
This page is a tool, not a course. Nothing is tracked, nothing is saved, and nobody is told whether you finished.
If this block does not fit, try Focus session for applications and forms: 50 minutes, a washing machine, if you are new to this, 25-minute focus block for applications and forms — a stream, when you have been meaning to start or 90-minute focus session for decluttering with café murmur, if you are tired of apps.