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A look inside Session 1, before you enroll

Session 1 sets up the two routines everything else in the workshop builds on: the morning block and the weekly attention audit. Below is a walkthrough of how that session is structured.

A facilitator standing near a whiteboard sketching a morning routine diagram during a live workshop session, laptop and notes visible on a nearby table
Session 1, sketching the morning block

How the session opens

We start with your actual calendar, not a template

The session opens by mapping your real week: fixed meetings, typical message volume, and the hours your energy tends to run highest. From there, we place a ninety-minute block somewhere it can actually survive, usually before the inbox opens for the day.

Participants leave the first hour with a written block placed on their own calendar, plus three rules for what is permitted to interrupt it and what is not.

Sample worksheet

The morning block design worksheet

A shortened look at the structure used during the session. The live version includes guided prompts and group discussion of common obstacles.

Block window Start and end time, chosen against your actual energy pattern rather than a general recommendation.
Single task rule One named task or project per block, decided the evening before, not chosen in the moment.
Allowed interruptions A short, explicit list, such as a direct manager call, rather than an open door to everything.
Signal to others A status message or calendar block that communicates the window without requiring explanation each time.
Review point A fixed day each week to check whether the block held and what pushed it off course.

Sample log

What a week of the attention audit looks like

Participants log time in a few broad categories, then compare the total to what they expected before the week started.

CategoryMondayTuesdayWednesday
Deep work block1h 30m0h 45m1h 30m
Meetings3h 00m4h 15m2h 30m
Email and chat2h 10m2h 40m1h 50m
Interruption recovery0h 25m0h 40m0h 15m

The full version used in the workshop includes a fourth week for comparison and a short prompt for noticing patterns.

This is roughly a quarter of Session 1

The remaining time covers troubleshooting common obstacles to the morning block and setting up your personal audit log for week one.

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