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Focus for one uninterrupted hour

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  1. 1

    Phone in another room.

    Not face down, not in a drawer. Its presence on the desk measurably taxes attention.

  2. 2

    One task, written down.

    A sticky note with a single sentence. Ambiguity is where drift begins.

  3. 3

    Close everything else.

    One window, notifications off. Every open tab is a promise to interrupt yourself.

  4. 4

    Set a visible timer.

    Fifty minutes. Externalising the clock stops the time-checking loop.

  5. 5

    Park interruptions on paper.

    Ideas and remembered errands go on a note beside you, not into action.

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