SIP · Concentration Grid

What this is

A grid of numbers, 00 to 99, mixed up. Tap them in order, fast as you can. The clock starts on your first tap and stops on your last.

It's a mindfulness tool. Every number is a rep at staying present. Your mind drifts, you feel it. You push too fast, you feel it. The grid shows you your focus in real time.

The research

The grid goes back to Harris & Harris (1984). Straight up: the research doesn't show it makes you "more focused." That's not the point. It's not a hack. It's a way to practice presence and track it over time.

Harris & Harris (1984). Greenlees, Thelwell & Holder, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2006.

Choose your grid

Foundation5 × 5 · 00–24

Standard10 × 10 · 00–99

Reverse99 → 00

Rows

Columns

Distraction mode

Distraction mode. Turn on music or sit in front of the TV. Train your focus to hold up when the room gets loud. Step here once you can finish clean in silence.

Find 00

0.0time

Cross off the numbers in order, 00 onward, as fast as you can. Time yourself start to finish and write it down. SIP DRAKE LLC · Phoenix, Arizona

Grid complete

0.0s

Write it down. That's your baseline — beat it over time.

01How to use it

Get your first time. That's your baseline. Beat it.

4–5 days a week
Start somewhere quiet
Then add noise to simulate competition
Write your times down
Race your teammates