Maintaining focus has become increasingly difficult due to constant notifications, social media distractions, and the temptation of YouTube rabbit holes. That’s where the Pomodoro Technique comes in.

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We've talked more than once about the pomodoro technique, which is built around intensely focusing on a task for 25 minutes and taking a five minute break. There's a lot of software out there for the ...

P roductivity apps promise to transform your workday, but sometimes the solution isn't another notification-filled program ...

If you’re using a timer on your phone frequently, and you’re bored by it… well, this may just be the app for you. The app in question is called ‘Mouse Timer’, and it’s actually fun to use. Mouse Timer ...

For those of you who don't know, I wrote an interval timer app for iOS. A feature request is to allow it to run in the background. Apparently people fidget with their Music or Podcast app enough while ...

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