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20-minute guided noting practice for study focus — after a bad day
When study focus shows up after a bad day, this 20-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A 25-minute block for reading, with distant thunder, when you are not sure this will work
A single 25-minute block for reading — pages rather than paragraphs.
Start the block →Physiological sigh: 5 rounds for the morning after, when you have been meaning to start
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Gratitude for a mindful pause: 15 minutes, between calls
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of gratitude for a mindful pause, between calls.
Begin →Body scan for shame: 5 minutes, when it all piles up
Slow, spoken guidance for shame. A body scan session you can do when it all piles up.
Begin →A 50-minute block for thesis writing, with rain on a window, when you are not in the mood
A single 50-minute block for thesis writing — sections, not the whole thing.
Start the block →Gentle box breathing exercise for heated moments — before something difficult
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-minute guided breathing practice for test anxiety — before work
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of breathing for test anxiety, before work.
Begin →Letting go meditation for tension headaches (10 min), as sleep prep
Slow, spoken guidance for tension headaches. A letting go session you can do as sleep prep.
Begin →A 90-minute block for design work, with a fireplace, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
A single 90-minute block for design work — rough versions first.
Start the block →4-7-8 breathing exercise for a reset — when the house is busy
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Burnout: 7-minute grounding meditation, after a long day
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of grounding for burnout, after a long day.
Begin →Meditation for worry: 20-minute gratitude session, in the morning
Slow, spoken guidance for worry. A gratitude session you can do in the morning.
Begin →25-minute focus session for decluttering with vinyl crackle, after eating too much
25 minutes on decluttering — one surface at a time. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →5-7 breathing exercise for a cold morning — when the weather has kept you inside
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →12-minute letting go meditation for waking at 3am, on a Sunday
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of letting go for waking at 3am, on a Sunday.
Begin →5-minute breathing meditation for irritability, on a lunch break
Slow, spoken guidance for irritability. A breathing session you can do on a lunch break.
Begin →50-minute focus session for admin and email with a fan or air conditioner, if you are tired of apps
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 →How to use 2-1-4 breathing for the end of the working day, when you are short on time
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →20-minute guided gratitude practice for exhaustion — during a break
For the times during a break when exhaustion takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →10-minute guided grounding practice for study focus — in the afternoon slump
Slow, spoken guidance for study focus. A grounding session you can do in the afternoon slump.
Begin →90-minute focus session for portfolio work with distant thunder, if you have done this a hundred times
90 minutes on portfolio work — the last ten percent. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →How to use Double-inhale sigh for the hours after people leave, on a day that started badly
Simple counts — 3 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Body scan for a mindful pause: 5 minutes, on a plane
For the times on a plane when a mindful pause takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, body scan.
Begin →Guilt: 15-minute letting go meditation, after work
Slow, spoken guidance for guilt. A letting go session you can do after work.
Begin →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of problem solving (café murmur), when you have already had a long week
One block of problem solving with café murmur underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →How to use Beginner box breathing for Monday morning, when you are at home and cannot settle
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Softening meditation for social anxiety (10 min), in the queue
For the times in the queue when social anxiety takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, softening.
Begin →Noting meditation for back pain and tension (3 min), in the evening
Slow, spoken guidance for back pain and tension. A noting session you can do in the evening.
Begin →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of coding (a library), on a low-energy afternoon
One block of coding with a library underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
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