Focus session · planning · 90 min
Focus session for planning: 90 minutes, rain on a window, when you are waiting for something
90 minutes of planning, with rain on a window and a note on what to do when you drift.
90:00
Press start. The timer keeps time so you do not have to look at a clock.
Your breathing doesn't have to change yet. Let it be whatever size it currently is. Waiting is dead time you can spend on this instead. Keep it simple: breath in, breath out, notice.
1 Before you start
- Close the door, or put headphones on, whichever signals "working" to the people around you.
- Decide that today's session does not have to be good. It has to happen.
- Dim the screen slightly. Bright screens make long sessions harder than they need to be.
- Expect to want to stop at about the eight-minute mark. That is normal and it passes.
- Get water now, so you do not have to get up in fifteen minutes.
2 While the timer runs
- If you are suddenly sleepy, stand up for ten seconds and sit back down.
- If you are bored, the boredom is usually the last thing before something clicks.
- If you feel restless, change your posture rather than your task.
- When you catch yourself re-reading the same sentence, stop and write down what you were looking for.
3 When it ends
- Write one line about where to start next time. Future you will be grateful.
- If it went badly, note one thing that worked anyway. There is usually one.
- Take the break away from the screen, even if it is just the other side of the room.
4What to put on
rain on a window — Steady rain is broadband noise with a slow natural rhythm. It masks speech and keyboard clatter without being interesting enough to listen to.
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