Focus session · applications and forms · 90 min
A 90-minute block for applications and forms, with distant traffic, when you have just finished work
A single 90-minute block for applications and forms — dull but finite.
90:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
Start with the noise that is already in the room. We are not going to try to remove it yet. The gap right after work is the easiest one to use. Keep it simple: breath in, breath out, notice.
1 Before you start
- Set the timer where you can see it, or where you can deliberately not see it.
- If you are dreading it, make the first action physical: open the file, sharpen the pencil.
- Clear the surface in front of you down to the thing you are working on.
- Decide what you will do if you get stuck: write the problem out, then move on.
- Go to the toilet first. It sounds trivial until you are mid-sentence.
2 While the timer runs
- If the task suddenly feels impossible, make it smaller rather than stopping. One paragraph. One function. One row.
- When you finish a piece, pause for three seconds before starting the next. It keeps the pace honest.
- If you feel restless, change your posture rather than your task.
- When you notice you have drifted, do not restart the block. Just come back and carry on counting from where the timer is.
3 When it ends
- Say the session is finished, out loud if you can. It marks the boundary.
- Have a drink of water before you check anything.
- Leave the file open if you are coming back. Closing it makes restarting harder.
4What to put on
distant traffic — A low continuous wash from a road you are not on. Familiar and easy to stop hearing.
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