for the lazy student who'll do two 25-min sprints if the rest of the day is guilt-free
Goal
Run two 25-min focus sprints + one recall, then guilt-free free time.
Source principle
A bare-minimum day still needs two short focus sprints and a recall: short bursts beat distracted hours. : from How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport.
The plan
- 💧9:00-9:30 AMWake, hydrate, breakfast.
- 🎯9:30-9:45 AMPick today's two 25-min targets, just two.
- ⚡10:00-10:25 AMSprint 1: phone in another room, one task.
- 📝10:25-10:35 AMLog what got done, walk.
- 🔥11:00-11:25 AMSprint 2: same rules, forward only.
- ✅11:25-11:35 AMLog, walk.
- 🍽️12:00-1:00 PMLunch, off the desk.
- 🎮1:00-4:00 PMFree time, hobbies, guilt-free.
- 🧠4:00-4:30 PM25-min recall of both sprints, from memory.
- ✏️4:30-5:00 PMMark gaps, add to tonight's list.
- 🍴6:00-7:00 PMDinner, off all screens.
- 🌙9:00-9:15 PMTonight's recall: 3 things from today.
- 😴10:30 PMLights out.