Focus session · design work · 90 min
90-minute focus session for design work with plain quiet, if you are tired of apps
90 minutes on design work — rough versions first. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
90:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
Drop your attention from your head into your chest for a second. No account, no streak, no notification asking how you feel. This is a short one, so let's use the time properly.
1 Before you start
- Have a piece of paper beside you for the thoughts that will try to interrupt.
- Remind yourself that you are allowed to produce something mediocre in the first pass.
- Turn off notifications for the next block, not just to silent.
- Remember that motivation usually arrives after starting, not before.
- Put your phone in another room, or in a drawer you cannot reach without standing up.
2 While the timer runs
- When you finish a piece, pause for three seconds before starting the next. It keeps the pace honest.
- If nothing is working, write badly on purpose for two minutes.
- 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.
3 When it ends
- If it went badly, note one thing that worked anyway. There is usually one.
- Put the notes you made where you will find them next time.
- Do not immediately open the thing you were avoiding. Give the block a proper end.
4What to put on
plain quiet — No added sound at all. If you have a quiet room, that is usually better than any recording of one.
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