⚡90-Minute Focus Sprint

for the scattered student who needs one clean win to save the day

Goal

Recover a wasted day with one intense, distraction-free burst.

Source principle

Short, intense work bursts beat long, distracted hours. Never substitute all-nighters for focus. : from How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport.

The plan

1. 🎯
   0:00-0:02

   Pick ONE task, write it on a sticky note, just one.
2. 📵
   0:02-0:05

   Phone in another room, door closed, tabs closed.
3. 🔥
   0:05-0:10

   Write the first sub-task, the easiest one.
4. 🚀
   0:10-0:35

   25-min warm-up block, just start, no edits.
5. 🧠
   0:35-1:30

   60-min deep work block, hardest sub-task, forward only.
6. 🔁
   1:30-1:35

   5-min recall: what did I just do? One sentence.
7. 📓
   1:35-1:40

   Log the progress mark, the day is saved.
8. ➡️
   1:40-1:45

   Decide tomorrow's next single action, stop here.

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