Focus session · drawing · 90 min
90-minute focus block for drawing — a fireplace, when you are on your own
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to fill the page.
90:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
Quick check: is anything genuinely urgent in this exact minute? Usually the answer is no. Being on your own is not required, but it does make this simpler. Straight through, at a normal pace.
1 Before you start
- Decide what counts as done for this block. "Two pages" is better than "make progress".
- Let go of the version of this task you imagined doing perfectly.
- Turn off notifications for the next block, not just to silent.
- Tell yourself the goal is time spent, not output produced.
- Close the door, or put headphones on, whichever signals "working" to the people around you.
2 While the timer runs
- If a thought will not leave, give it one line on the page and return to the task.
- Notice whether you are working or performing work. They look similar from the outside.
- When you get an idea for something else, park it. Do not follow it.
- If you are suddenly sleepy, stand up for ten seconds and sit back down.
3 When it ends
- Put the notes you made where you will find them next time.
- Leave the desk tidier than you found it. Two minutes now saves ten later.
- Look out of a window for thirty seconds. Your eyes have been at one distance for a while.
4What to put on
a fireplace — Crackles and a low roar underneath. Warm, irregular, and undemanding.
This page is a tool, not a course. Nothing is tracked, nothing is saved, and nobody is told whether you finished.