Steady Hours
Focus and study sessions — steady sound for deep work
Six sessions for study and steady work: four you listen to while working with your eyes open, a rehearsal for the start of a paper, and Power Down for the end of a late night, in a wake and a sleep variant.
Guided binaural sessions written around you. Start with 5 free hours. For new accounts · valid 14 days · terms
Session 1: The Desk Lamp
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What you'll practise
- Desk Lamp — One circle of light over one task; everything else waits outside it.
- Parking List — The other tasks written on paper so they can wait until the session is over.
- Short Reset — Between blocks: hands off the desk, stand, roll the shoulders, a sip of water, one long breath out.
- First Page Plan — Read the instructions and every question once, start with one you know, mark the unfamiliar for later.
- Power Down — Save, close, screen off, then eyes, jaw, hands and breath powered down one at a time.
Sessions
6 sessions · 3 h
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1. The Desk Lamp
Clear the desk, park the other tasks, choose one and switch on the Desk Lamp, then work with a few quiet cues.
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2. The Long Block
A long block of steady work with one Short Reset in the middle and almost no talking.
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3. Exam Week
Rehearse a steady start to a paper: the room, the first read-through, a known question first, and a plan.
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4. Your Own Rhythm
An open work session: your prompt sets the task, the sound and how much talking, with only a few cues.
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5. Power Down
An end-of-night shutdown for gamers and late workers: save, close, screen off, then power down one system at a time.
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6. Lights Out
The sleep variant of Power Down: save, close, screen off, power down one system at a time, then sleep.
About the sound
Each session layers soft tone pairs, one in each ear, over a gentle noise bed, with a voice guiding you. Research on binaural beats is mixed; we publish both sides.
The science of this course → · How the sound is made →
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