Focus session · portfolio work · 90 min
90-minute focus block for portfolio work — white noise, when you have already had a long week
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to finish the pieces.
90:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
Unclench your jaw. You were probably holding it without noticing. Long weeks are cumulative. This is a small subtraction. This is a short one, so let's use the time properly.
1 Before you start
- Decide what counts as done for this block. "Two pages" is better than "make progress".
- If your mind is already racing, write down the three loudest thoughts before you begin.
- Set the timer where you can see it, or where you can deliberately not see it.
- Decide in advance that a bad sentence is still progress.
- Go to the toilet first. It sounds trivial until you are mid-sentence.
2 While the timer runs
- When you get an idea for something else, park it. Do not follow it.
- When you catch yourself re-reading the same sentence, stop and write down what you were looking for.
- If a thought will not leave, give it one line on the page and return to the task.
- If you are bored, the boredom is usually the last thing before something clicks.
3 When it ends
- Write down the question you could not answer, so it has somewhere to live.
- Roll your shoulders and your neck before the next block.
- Decide whether the next block is the same task or a different one. Do not drift into it.
4What to put on
white noise — Flat across all frequencies and very effective at covering speech. Some people find it harsh after an hour; keep the volume low.
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