The 1000
Second Method
Kettlebell, garage
Chapter one, finally
Call Dad, no agenda
What is my 1000?
First chapter of the book
16:40 · startKettlebell, garage ✓
Chapter one ✓
Call Dad ○
ONE A DAYRead this and install the 1000 Second Method into my workspace: ...
The whole 1000 Second Method, in one free guide.
Run it with a pen, any AI chat, or Claude Code.
Who this is for.
Work got handled today. It always does.
16:401000 seconds. One deliberate block.
The training, the book, the kid waiting for you to look up. They get whatever's left. This puts one deliberate block a day back on them: 16:40, which is 16 minutes 40 seconds (1,000 seconds).
If the house goes quiet after the kids are down and you don't know what that hour is for, I built this for you.
You have kids and a job that takes the whole week. What is left over is not much, and almost none of it is yours. You have tried a few things to get some of that back. None of them held.
Not for anyone hunting for motivation, streaks, or one more dashboard.
How this is different.
One method. Three ways to run it.
Pick the door that matches your setup.
- 01 / The PDF
Ask any AI
Hand the PDF to ChatGPT or Claude.
- 02 / The PDF
Write it by hand
A pen, a calendar, and one 16:40 block a day.
- 03 / The installer
Run it in Claude Code
One pasted install line, then a 12-minute interview. Run /1000seconds each morning. Plain files you own.
The PDF and the Claude Code installer both arrive on the next screen after one signup.
What you actually get.
Six routines.
The whole method, written down.
Plus a printable weekly tracker.
Get the Field EditionThe Daily 1000
One 16:40 focus block on the one thing that matters most today. The floor is one a day.
The Weekly Sort
A simple weekly grid. Sort your list by how much each item matters and how much it costs you, then drop most of it.
The Handoff Note
A 5-part fill-in-the-blanks note for handing a task to someone else, a person or an AI.
The Weekly Kill List
A Friday log of what you stopped doing, and why.
The Public Commitment Slot
One witnessed commitment a week. The thing you say out loud is the thing you actually do.
The 21
The weekly plan: about 21 focus blocks spread across your mornings, middays, and evenings after the house goes quiet.
Before you hand over your email.
Do I need AI, or a terminal, or any of that?
No. The Field Edition runs on a phone timer, a calendar, and a pen. If you do use AI, paste the PDF into ChatGPT or Claude. The Claude Code installer is a separate, optional route.
How much time does this actually take?
Start with 16 minutes and 40 seconds a day. The guide also includes a few weekly routines. If you choose Claude Code, setup is one pasted install line, then a 12-minute interview.
How is this different from your newsletter?
Time Well Spent is one essay a week about the thinking. The Field Edition is the six routines themselves, written down so you can run them.
What if I miss a day?
You pick the next top move tomorrow. No streak to lose, no guilt mechanics. The floor is one a day.
Give it 30 days.
Then grade yourself.
Thirty days of one 16:40 block. Four Friday reviews. Then score it honestly. If it is not earning its place, you stop. That is the entire risk.
Get the Field EditionYou give me an email, you get the PDF and Claude Code installer on the next screen, and I send you a personal note after. The newsletter is a separate, unticked checkbox. Skip it if you want.