Focus session · writing · 50 min
50-minute focus session for writing with birds at dawn, when you are not sure this will work
50 minutes on writing — the first draft, not the good version. 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 belly be soft. Not sucked in. Just soft. Not being sure it will work is a perfectly good reason to try it once. Follow the instructions and let the rest look after itself.
1 Before you start
- Turn off notifications for the next block, not just to silent.
- If your mind is already racing, write down the three loudest thoughts before you begin.
- Write down the one thing you are going to do, in a single sentence, before you start.
- Plan to leave the last two minutes for writing down where to pick up next time.
- Dim the screen slightly. Bright screens make long sessions harder than they need to be.
2 While the timer runs
- Notice whether you are working or performing work. They look similar from the outside.
- The first urge to stop usually arrives early. Sit through it once and the second one is quieter.
- If the task suddenly feels impossible, make it smaller rather than stopping. One paragraph. One function. One row.
- If you feel restless, change your posture rather than your task.
3 When it ends
- Take the break away from the screen, even if it is just the other side of the room.
- Write down the question you could not answer, so it has somewhere to live.
- Decide whether the next block is the same task or a different one. Do not drift into it.
4What to put on
birds at dawn — Bright but not sharp. Better for early sessions than for late ones.
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