Focus session · writing · 50 min

Deep work timer: 50 minutes of writing (distant thunder), after a long day

One block of writing with distant thunder underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.

50:00

Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.

Let your eyes soften. Not closed, just less busy. Use it at the end of a long day, not at the start of one. No preamble. We start with the body.

1 Before you start

Dim the screen slightly. Bright screens make long sessions harder than they need to be.
Remember that motivation usually arrives after starting, not before.
Clear the surface in front of you down to the thing you are working on.
Remind yourself that you are allowed to produce something mediocre in the first pass.
Close the door, or put headphones on, whichever signals "working" to the people around you.

If nothing is working, write badly on purpose for two minutes.
When you have drifted for the fifth time, that is still four returns. Keep going.
When you finish a piece, pause for three seconds before starting the next. It keeps the pace honest.
The first urge to stop usually arrives early. Sit through it once and the second one is quieter.

Put the notes you made where you will find them next time.
Leave the file open if you are coming back. Closing it makes restarting harder.
Take the break away from the screen, even if it is just the other side of the room.

distant thunder — Low rumbles with long gaps. Suits people who find sudden noises more distracting than constant ones.

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