There’s also a “Deep Focus” mode for those times you really need to buckle down. With it enabled, the app blocks access to ...

The timer trend is everywhere. Tons of apps are built around strict sessions, breaks, and nudges. I downloaded the one making the rounds right now, but I won't be using it. Sometimes the tool that ...

Can a smiley cartoon bean help you stay focused? Hank Green, one of the earliest and most influential online creators, hopes so. The longtime YouTuber, known for his educational videos and ...

There are a lot of focus timers out there, but some are better than others. You have plenty of wiggle room if you want to work (or rest) shorter or longer periods, but no matter how you slice it up, ...

I needed to focus and write this article. Hank Green had just the bean for me. YouTuber Hank Green surprise-dropped his app "Focus Friend," saying in a TikTok that it was "the best idea I ever had." ...

You must stay focused. You cannot open TikTok, or Instagram, or whatever little phone games you like to play. If you fail, you will make an anthropomorphic bean very sad, because its knitting project ...

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