Focus session · brainstorming · 25 min
A 25-minute block for brainstorming, with a fan or air conditioner, when you have just finished work
A single 25-minute block for brainstorming — quantity before quality.
25:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
Start by hearing the furthest sound you can find. The gap right after work is the easiest one to use. Follow the instructions and let the rest look after itself.
1 Before you start
- Clear the surface in front of you down to the thing you are working on.
- Remember that motivation usually arrives after starting, not before.
- 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.
- Make sure your chair is at a height where your feet are flat on the floor.
2 While the timer runs
- If you are suddenly sleepy, stand up for ten seconds and sit back down.
- If the task suddenly feels impossible, make it smaller rather than stopping. One paragraph. One function. One row.
- 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
- Have a drink of water before you check anything.
- Leave the file open if you are coming back. Closing it makes restarting harder.
- Look out of a window for thirty seconds. Your eyes have been at one distance for a while.
4What to put on
a fan or air conditioner — A constant mechanical hum with no variation. The lack of change is the point — nothing in it asks for your attention.
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