A new calm room to work in every Monday, with a hidden message written in ensōs.
Each Zen Focus episode is a long, quiet video for deep work and study: a 3D room, original music, gentle rain or birdsong, nothing that pulls you out of your work. Somewhere in every room there is a short, kind message written in ensōs, the hand-drawn zen circle. Every episode uses a different key. Find the message, decode it with that episode’s key, and leave your answer in the YouTube comments. The answer is revealed here the following Monday.
Episode 09 · Desert Dunes
A table on the open desert at the edge of the Algodones Dunes, the sun going down and the first stars coming out, one hour. Get this episode’s key →
Episode 08 · Mountain Lodge
A wooden lodge in the Dolomites at sunset, the stars and the Moon coming out over the peaks, one hour. Get this episode’s key →
Episode 07 · First Snow
A Scandinavian room on the morning of the first snow, a music box and soft strings, three hours. Get this episode’s key →
Episode 06 · Tea House Garden
A tea room open to a bamboo grove, koto and flute, three hours. Get this episode’s key →
Episode 05 · Seaside Studio
A white studio over the sea, curtains in the breeze, a sailboat drifting past. Get this episode’s key →
Episode 04 · Blue Hour Office
The city lighting up across the river at blue hour. Get this episode’s key →
Episode 03 · Misty Forest Cabin
Rain, a fire, and fog in the pines, for three hours. Get this episode’s key →
Episode 02 · Morning Light
Sunlight through the trees and birds outside. Get this episode’s key →
Episode 01 · Rainy Night Study
Rain on the window and the moon over the lake. The key: each ensō is a letter, and its gap points at an hour on a clock face. A is 12 o’clock, B is 1 o’clock, and so on around the dial. A dot in the middle means you’ve gone around a second time.
The answer goes up here on Monday, November 2.
New rooms every Monday on the ZenDuel YouTube channel. Subscribe so the next one finds you.
Make focus a habit
Zen Focus is made by ZenDuel, a small, quiet app for building the habits that matter: one ensō a day, mood check-ins, and a friend to keep you honest if you want one. Get it on iOS or open the web app.
