Focus session · portfolio work · 45 min
A 45-minute block for portfolio work, with vinyl crackle, when you have already had a long week
A single 45-minute block for portfolio work — the last ten percent.
45:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
Feel your ribs move. That is all the machinery you need to pay attention to right now. Long weeks are cumulative. This is a small subtraction. Straight through, at a normal pace.
1 Before you start
- Put the thing you keep reaching for out of arm's reach.
- Lower the bar until starting feels almost silly, then start.
- Put your phone in another room, or in a drawer you cannot reach without standing up.
- Decide that today's session does not have to be good. It has to happen.
- Clear the surface in front of you down to the thing you are working on.
2 While the timer runs
- When you finish a piece, pause for three seconds before starting the next. It keeps the pace honest.
- When you notice you have drifted, do not restart the block. Just come back and carry on counting from where the timer is.
- Notice the moment your hand moves toward your phone. That moment is the whole skill.
- If you feel restless, change your posture rather than your task.
3 When it ends
- Put the notes you made where you will find them next time.
- If it went badly, note one thing that worked anyway. There is usually one.
- Roll your shoulders and your neck before the next block.
4What to put on
vinyl crackle — A thin layer of surface noise over nothing much. Just enough texture to stop the room feeling empty.
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