What's not focusing costing you?

Work in short, timed blocks with one task each, and take a real break between them. A fixed block makes starting easier and gives distractions a set time to wait for. Focus Mode is a free timer built for this: press play, work for 25 minutes, then log what you did.

The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method where you work for 25 minutes, then take a 5-minute break. After four work sessions you take a longer break of 15 to 30 minutes. Francesco Cirillo created it in the late 1980s and named it after his tomato-shaped kitchen timer.

The classic length is 25 minutes of work and a 5-minute break, with a 15-minute break after every four sessions. Some people prefer 50 minutes on and 10 off for deep work. In Focus Mode you can set work, short break and long break lengths in Settings, and adjust any session with the ±1 and ±5 minute keys.

Focus Mode is a free Pomodoro timer that runs in your browser with no account needed, and an iPhone app is coming soon. It has work and break modes, sounds, and a session log with tags. Sign up for free when you want your sessions saved.

Decide what you're working on before you start, put your phone out of reach, and commit to one timed block at a time. When a distraction comes up, write it down and deal with it at the next break. A visible countdown helps, because quitting means stopping the timer on purpose.

Many people with ADHD find that short, timed work blocks make tasks easier to start and the passing of time easier to feel. It isn't a treatment, and results vary from person to person. Shorter blocks of 10 to 15 minutes are a common place to start.

Use a timer that records each session. Focus Mode logs every completed session with what you worked on and a tag, and shows sessions per day, your most focused hours and week-over-week change in Stats. You can type or dictate each entry in a few seconds.

Focus Mode works in Safari on iPhone today, and a native iPhone app is coming soon. It will show your countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with Live Activities, so you can check it without opening the app. Sessions will sync with the web timer when you're signed in.

There's no fixed number, but many people find 6 to 10 pomodoros of focused work a realistic full day, with meetings and shallow tasks around them. Start with a few, track them, and raise the number once it's consistent.

No. The timer works right away without an account, and today's sessions stay in your browser. Create a free account to save your session history and see your stats on any device.

Free includes the full timer, the session log with tags and dictation, 3 days of history and 7-day stats. Pro is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year, with 2 weeks free for new subscribers, and adds your full history, stats up to a year, streaks, best hours and time by tag.

Yes. Pro renews automatically each week or year, and you can cancel any time in Settings, then Subscription. You keep Pro until the end of the period you paid for.