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50-minute focus session for admin and email with distant traffic, when you have been on screens all day
50 minutes on admin and email — in one pass, without opening new tabs. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →4-6 breathing for a noisy room, when you have been on screens all day
A 4 · 6 rhythm — in for four, out for six.
Breathe →Deep work timer: 25 minutes of portfolio work (a fan or air conditioner), when you have woken up too early
One block of portfolio work with a fan or air conditioner underneath. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →4-2-6 breathing for being unwell, when you have woken up too early
A 4 · 2 · 6 rhythm — a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of problem solving (a washing machine), when the day has been loud
One block of problem solving with a washing machine underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Coherent 6-6 breathing: 6 rounds for a ten-minute window, when the day has been loud
A 6 · 6 rhythm — six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Deep work timer: 90 minutes of coding (brown noise), when you feel fine and want to stay that way
One block of coding with brown noise underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing: 6 rounds for the early months, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →25-minute focus block for practising an instrument — a library, if you have five quiet minutes
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to drill the hard bars.
Start the block →Uneven box breathing exercise for a work break — if you have five quiet minutes
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →45-minute focus block for exam revision — plain quiet, when you have tried everything else
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to test yourself.
Start the block →4-8 breathing exercise for Sunday evening — when you have tried everything else
Rounds of 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →90-minute focus block for data work — forest at dusk, when you have just finished work
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to work through the numbers.
Start the block →5-2-7 breathing exercise for caring for someone — when you have just finished work
Rounds of 5 · 2 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Focus session for editing: 25 minutes, birds at dawn, before you go back to something hard
25 minutes of editing, with birds at dawn and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →How to use Coherent 4-4 breathing for the middle of the night, before you go back to something hard
Rounds of 4 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Focus session for brainstorming: 50 minutes, brown noise, when you want to be left alone
50 minutes of brainstorming, with brown noise and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →How to use Box breathing for a grey day, when you want to be left alone
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Focus session for research: 90 minutes, a stream, if you are new to this
90 minutes of research, with a stream and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →How to use Tight box breathing for a hot day, if you are new to this
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →25-minute applications and forms session with plain quiet and a timer, when your attention is scattered
Sit down, press start, and get through the questions for 25 minutes. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →3-6 breath (3 · 6) for deep focus, when your attention is scattered
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →50-minute planning session with a train carriage and a timer, when you have been meaning to start
Sit down, press start, and decide what happens when for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →3-5-7 breath (3 · 5 · 7) for a hard week, when you have been meaning to start
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →90-minute writing session with vinyl crackle and a timer, before something difficult
Sit down, press start, and get words down for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Physiological sigh breath (2 · 6) for overwhelm, before something difficult
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →A 45-minute block for language practice, with white noise, when the house is busy
A single 45-minute block for language practice — repetition rather than novelty.
Start the block →Gentle box breathing — 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 — for a hard conversation, when the house is busy
A a smaller square, for when four counts feels long pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →A 50-minute block for studying, with distant thunder, when the weather has kept you inside
A single 50-minute block for studying — reading and notes, not highlighting.
Start the block →4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 7 · 8 — for a big decision, when the weather has kept you inside
A in for four, hold for seven, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
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