This script prepares your physical space before any session. Read it through once, then follow each step.
Clear the Surface
Remove everything from your desk that is not needed for this task.
Light and Air
Open a window or adjust lighting so you are comfortable for the full session.
Water and Notes
Place a glass of water and a notepad within reach so you do not need to get up.
Practice
Follow the setup script before your next work block and note how long it took.
Key Takeaways
The three ideas to carry forward from this lesson are: clear the surface, light and air and water and notes. You do not need to master all of them at once. Pick the one that feels most relevant to your situation right now and apply it before the next lesson.
Quick Reflection
Ask yourself where the ideas in Setting Up Your Space already show up in your own life or work, and where they are missing. Write down one example of each. Naming a real example makes the lesson concrete and shows you exactly where to apply it first.
How This Connects
This lesson is part of the Preparing for Deep Work module. The next lesson, Preparing Your Devices, builds directly on what you have just practised, so keep your notes from this exercise close by. If something here felt unclear, re-read the section that tripped you up before moving forward rather than pushing on.
Before You Move On
Before you move on, write two or three lines in your notes: what you tried, what felt awkward and what you would repeat. Those short notes turn Deep Work Focus Sessions from something you read into something you practise, and they give you a record to compare against when you reach the final module.
This is educational content only and is not medical or clinical advice, diagnosis or treatment.