# The whole 1000 Second Method, in one free guide.

Run it with a pen, any AI chat, or Claude Code.

[Get the Field Edition](https://www.totty.ai/field-edition/)

## Who this is for.

### Work got handled today. It always does.

16:40 = 16 minutes 40 seconds (1,000 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.

## One method. Three ways to run it.

Pick the door that matches your setup.

1. **Ask any AI (The PDF):** Hand the PDF to ChatGPT or Claude.
2. **Write it by hand (The PDF):** A pen, a calendar, and one 16:40 block a day.
3. **Run it in Claude Code (The installer):** 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.

## Six routines. The whole method, written down.

Plus a printable weekly tracker.

1. **The Daily 1000:** One 16:40 focus block on the one thing that matters most today. The floor is one a day.
2. **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.
3. **The Handoff Note:** A 5-part fill-in-the-blanks note for handing a task to someone else, a person or an AI.
4. **The Weekly Kill List:** A Friday log of what you stopped doing, and why.
5. **The Public Commitment Slot:** One witnessed commitment a week. The thing you say out loud is the thing you actually do.
6. **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.

[Sign up to get the Field Edition](https://www.totty.ai/field-edition/)

You 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.