Focus session · editing · 90 min
90-minute focus block for editing — distant thunder, after a difficult conversation
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to cut and tighten.
90:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
Notice the heaviest part of your body right now. Let it be heavy. Difficult conversations leave a residue. This is for the residue. Keep it simple: breath in, breath out, notice.
1 Before you start
- Close every tab that is not needed for this one task. Not minimised — closed.
- Give yourself permission to stop when the timer ends, even mid-sentence.
- Put your phone in another room, or in a drawer you cannot reach without standing up.
- Decide what you will do if you get stuck: write the problem out, then move on.
- Decide what counts as done for this block. "Two pages" is better than "make progress".
2 While the timer runs
- If you feel the urge to check something, write it on the paper beside you and keep going. Deal with the list afterwards.
- If you are bored, the boredom is usually the last thing before something clicks.
- If a thought will not leave, give it one line on the page and return to the task.
- When the timer feels too long, look at it less. The clock is not the task.
3 When it ends
- Leave the desk tidier than you found it. Two minutes now saves ten later.
- Note what you actually got done, not what you meant to get done.
- Have a drink of water before you check anything.
4What to put on
distant thunder — Low rumbles with long gaps. Suits people who find sudden noises more distracting than constant ones.
This page is a tool, not a course. Nothing is tracked, nothing is saved, and nobody is told whether you finished.