Recovery & Reset

Attention is a depletable resource, and the way most people 'rest' — scrolling, half-working — doesn't refill it. These tools recover it properly. The micro-reset that takes ninety seconds. Movement, which does more for cognition than another coffee. The default-mode break that lets the background process run. The hard stop that protects tomorrow's capacity. Treating recovery as a skill — something you do on purpose, before the crash — is most of sustainable focus.

Take the Micro-Reset 1 min

Sixty seconds of nothing. That's all it takes.

You've been working for 45+ minutes and notice your focus starting to blur or your reading speed slowing.

Move for Five, Think for Two 5 min

Five minutes of movement buys two hours of clarity.

Your focus has degraded, you feel mentally sluggish, or you're between work blocks and need a cognitive boost.

Do Nothing on Purpose 10 min

Stop filling every gap. Let the background process run.

You've just completed intense cognitive work and have another complex task queued up.

Train the Attention Muscle 3 min

Attention builds like a muscle — progressive overload, not brute force.

You want to systematically increase your ability to sustain focused work over time.

Set the Hard Stop 2 min

Done means done. Set the time. Honour it.

You consistently work past your planned end time, eroding recovery and building chronic fatigue.