Focus session · brainstorming · 50 min
A 50-minute block for brainstorming, with white noise, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
A single 50-minute block for brainstorming — quantity before quality.
50:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
Sit however you were already sitting. You don't have to straighten up first. Choosing this over scrolling counts as a good decision, even a small one. No preamble. We start with the body.
1 Before you start
- Set the timer where you can see it, or where you can deliberately not see it.
- Decide that today's session does not have to be good. It has to happen.
- Make sure your chair is at a height where your feet are flat on the floor.
- Remind yourself that you are allowed to produce something mediocre in the first pass.
- Go to the toilet first. It sounds trivial until you are mid-sentence.
2 While the timer runs
- If you feel restless, change your posture rather than your task.
- If the task suddenly feels impossible, make it smaller rather than stopping. One paragraph. One function. One row.
- The first urge to stop usually arrives early. Sit through it once and the second one is quieter.
- If your attention keeps sliding, shorten the next block rather than abandoning this one.
3 When it ends
- Leave the desk tidier than you found it. Two minutes now saves ten later.
- Note what you actually got done, not what you meant to get done.
- Roll your shoulders and your neck before the next block.
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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