Focus session · language practice · 90 min
90-minute focus block for language practice — a washing machine, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to practise out loud.
90:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
If you're sitting, let the chair do the work of holding you upright. It travels well. Hotels, spare rooms, other people’s sofas. This is a short one, so let's use the time properly.
1 Before you start
- Get water now, so you do not have to get up in fifteen minutes.
- Decide what you will do if you get stuck: write the problem out, then move on.
- Take one slow breath before you press start, so the session has a beginning.
- Choose one question to answer in this block, rather than a whole subject to cover.
- Put the thing you keep reaching for out of arm's reach.
2 While the timer runs
- It is fine to stare at the wall for a minute. That is often where the answer is.
- The first urge to stop usually arrives early. Sit through it once and the second one is quieter.
- When you catch yourself re-reading the same sentence, stop and write down what you were looking for.
- Notice the moment your hand moves toward your phone. That moment is the whole skill.
3 When it ends
- Do not immediately open the thing you were avoiding. Give the block a proper end.
- Stand up and move for at least two minutes. The break is part of the method, not a reward.
- Decide whether the next block is the same task or a different one. Do not drift into it.
4What to put on
a washing machine — Domestic, mechanical, and oddly steadying. The sound of something else being dealt with.
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