Focus session · coding · 50 min
50-minute focus session for coding with plain quiet, when you need to stop thinking about work
50 minutes on coding — one function at a time, not the whole system. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
50:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
Let your next exhale be a sigh, if a sigh is what's waiting there. Work thoughts are allowed to be there. They just do not get to drive. This works better when you don't overthink it.
1 Before you start
- Dim the screen slightly. Bright screens make long sessions harder than they need to be.
- Lower the bar until starting feels almost silly, then start.
- Decide what counts as done for this block. "Two pages" is better than "make progress".
- Tell yourself the goal is time spent, not output produced.
- Make sure your chair is at a height where your feet are flat on the floor.
2 While the timer runs
- When you get an idea for something else, park it. Do not follow it.
- Notice the moment your hand moves toward your phone. That moment is the whole skill.
- If you start tidying your desk, that is avoidance. Sit back down.
- If you are suddenly sleepy, stand up for ten seconds and sit back down.
3 When it ends
- Write down the question you could not answer, so it has somewhere to live.
- Stand up and move for at least two minutes. The break is part of the method, not a reward.
- Say the session is finished, out loud if you can. It marks the boundary.
4What to put on
plain quiet — No added sound at all. If you have a quiet room, that is usually better than any recording of one.
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