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Focus Booster helps you stay focused
by Jason Clarke Nov 2nd 2009 at 6:00PM
Distraction is the enemy of focus. If you work at a computer all day, the possibilities for distraction are limitless. One way to stay focused is to use the technique of a firmly regimented working period followed by a short break period that I first came across at Merlin Mann's 43 Folders site. His technique suggested using 10 minutes of work followed by 2 minutes of rest, but the recently popular Pomodoro Technique suggests using 25 and 5. Whatever periods you use, the cross-platform Adobe Air based Focus Booster application is just the timer you need to keep you on task.
Focus Booster is a tiny timer that allows you to set a work and rest period, then away you go. You can focus entirely upon your work knowing that a rest period is coming soon, and you can check out your Facebook / Twitter / blog comments / whatever it is you fancy when the time comes.
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Monica Dickey said 10:12PM on 11-02-2009
Hey interesting tool. I will definitely be trying this out. I was reading about a 50/10 work/break split being good for self disciplined productivity, but I never seem to be able to do it... Maybe this can keep me on task and I can see if it really helps me!
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yooo said 6:07AM on 11-13-2009
I'm trying this now, with the time management system it's made for.
Pretty good (I'm a terrible, terrible procrastinator)
Needs Adobe Air, which is a real resource hog - my fan is an all the time now, because I'm running something that is nothing more than a timer!!
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