The seven-minute cold-start protocol
The sequence to run when nothing is happening and the task will not start.
The use case
It is 2.30 in the afternoon. You slept badly, you have a report to produce, and you feel absolutely no desire to do it. Willpower will not answer. You have to go through the body.
Seven minutes, in this exact order. Do not negotiate any step.
Minute 0 to 1: the brain dump
Paper. Everything going round in your head comes out: tasks, worries, things not to forget. No organising, no prioritising. You empty.
Why. To free working memory and close the open loops that consume your attention in the background.
Minute 1 to 3: physical activation
Thirty squats, or twenty press-ups, or two minutes of high knees. Enough for your breathing to change.
The rest is part of the Instant Focus module
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