Court Notes composition for Midday Work-from-Home Break, pairing a neighborhood public-court photograph with a hand-drawn field note.
A neighborhood public tennis court during the workday

The park. 15 minutes.

Finding time to play has a way of becoming an argument with the calendar.

Finding time to play has a way of becoming an argument with the calendar.

But every so often, 90 minutes appear between a call, a load of laundry, and the next thing you agreed to do. You look outside, text the friend who lives nearby: The park. 15 minutes. The thumbs-up arrives before you can reconsider.

But every so often, 90 minutes appear between a call, a load of laundry, and the next thing you agreed to do. You look outside, text the friend who lives nearby: The park. 15 minutes. The thumbs-up arrives before you can reconsider.

Then comes the complication: 91 minutes from now, you need to be back on camera. This Edit is built for the fast exit and respectable return: clothes that can play, a bag that carries only what the hour requires, and a bottle already sitting beside the laptop.

Then comes the complication: 91 minutes from now, you need to be back on camera. This Edit is built for the fast exit and respectable return: clothes that can play, a bag that carries only what the hour requires, and a bottle already sitting beside the laptop.

Bring two hats. One for the court. One for the call. The calendar gave you 90 minutes. Take them.

Bring two hats. One for the court. One for the call. The calendar gave you 90 minutes. Take them.

A BOOK FOR YOUR BAG

Paperback cover of The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey

W. Timothy Gallwey

W. Timothy Gallwey

The Inner Game of Tennis

The Inner Game of Tennis

The Inner Game of Tennis

The workday has a way of joining you on court. Gallwey's classic is about the quieter match inside your head, which makes it right for the five minutes before the court opens or the ten minutes afterward when returning to the laptop feels less urgent.

The workday has a way of joining you on court. Gallwey's classic is about the quieter match inside your head, which makes it right for the five minutes before the court opens or the ten minutes afterward when returning to the laptop feels less urgent.

The workday has a way of joining you on court. Gallwey's classic is about the quieter match inside your head, which makes it right for the five minutes before the court opens or the ten minutes afterward when returning to the laptop feels less urgent.

The player carrying the previous point, the next call, and several unnecessary instructions at once

The player carrying the previous point, the next call, and several unnecessary instructions at once

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