Work in blocks, not for hours
It is easier to start something when you know it ends in 25 minutes. This timer gives you blocks of focus with real breaks between them, which is how many people get through long study sessions.
How to use it
- Choose one task and put your phone out of reach.
- Press Start and work until the beep.
- Take your five minutes: get up, drink some water, look out of the window.
- After four rounds, take a longer break.
Make it fit you
Twenty-five minutes is not magic. If you are just getting going, try 15 and 5. If you are deep in something, 50 and 10 may suit you better. Change the times under the timer, and they stay on this device.
Not only for students
It works just as well for writing, for tax returns and for cleaning out the garage. Anything you have been putting off gets smaller when it only has to last until the next beep.
Kept on your device
Everything runs in your browser: no app, no account, nothing sent anywhere. What you change is still here the next time you open the page on this device.