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Tools for Protecting Your Attention
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items How to Use This List: Start with Pomofocus (everyone can use it, zero friction). Add Todoist if you're tracking tasks. Pick ONE of the emotional support tools (Forest, Mochi Focus, PurrrrFocus, One Sec, or Increaser) based on what sounds like you. Th...
A simple web timer that runs 25-minute work blocks and takes breaks for you—no account needed, works offline. If you're scattered and need something to anchor your work day without adding another app to your life, this is it. It's completely free, lo...
25:00 - Time to focus!
Your phone timer that grows a virtual tree while you work—if you leave the app, the tree dies. I recommend this if you respond well to gentle accountability that feels more like care than punishment. The emotional part (watching something grow becaus...
Forest - Stay focused, be present
Blocks you from doomscrolling on the apps and sites that trap you most. This is for people who've stopped pretending willpower will work. It's free, it's blunt about what it does ("stop doomscrolling"), and it doesn't judge you for needing help. Just...
Barrier: The FREE screen time focus app
A website/app blocker with a “nuclear option”—once you start a block, you can't undo it, even by restarting your computer. If you're the type who finds workarounds and then hates yourself for it, this removes that option entirely. It's honest about w...
Cold Turkey - The Toughest Website & App Blocker on the Internet
A calendar you fill in hour-by-hour to see what your actual day looks like before it happens. This helps if decision fatigue is part of your overwhelm—you're not choosing what to do next all day, you already decided. It's visual, quick to set up, and...
TimeBloc | Daily Planner
A visually simple Pomodoro timer you can drag around and customize without digging into settings. It's beautiful without being fussy, and there's nothing to configure that'll distract you. Free, works in the browser, looks nice enough that you don't ...
Liquid Timer - App Store - Apple
A Pomodoro timer that grows alongside your focus streak—the longer you focus, the more it grows. I like this one for people with anxiety because it's designed to feel like something's supporting you, not pushing you. It acknowledges that you're tryin...
Mochi Focus | Your focus timer that grows with you - Product Hunt
A Pomodoro timer combined with a to-do list so you're not jumping between two apps every time you finish a block. Fewer apps means less context switching, which is one of the things that actually drains you. It's simple, free, and does both things we...
Podor: Pomodoro Timer & Tasks - Apps on Google Play
A timer that lives in your menu bar (top of your screen) so you see it without it taking up space. This is for people who work better with quiet reminders in the background. No notifications pushing at you, just something small and present. Free, min...
BreakTimer
A focus timer with a cute cat companion that depends on you staying focused. I recommend this to people who feel alone in their creative work or who respond to emotional connection. It's not about being productive—it's about having something gentle n...
PurrrrrFocus: Pomodoro Timer - App Store - Apple
A straightforward timer that counts down while you work. Sometimes you just need to see the time running out without any other layer on top of it. This does that. Free, honest, no extras.
Bomb Countdown Timer - Online Stopwatch
Your screen blurs when you look away, so doomscrolling becomes harder without you having to block anything. This appeals to people who get tired of fighting themselves. You're not blocked—you just can't see the thing as clearly. It's a gentler approa...
eyeFocus - Forescout
When you try to open a blocked app, you get a pause screen with a breathing exercise instead of just being stopped. If your overwhelm is partly anxiety, this addresses both parts—it prevents the doomscroll and calms your nervous system at the same mo...
Cut your screen time in half | one sec
A simple to-do list that handles everything from one-off tasks to projects without feeling complicated. I recommend this because most overwhelmed people aren't actually terrible at tasks—they're terrible at remembering all of them at once. Getting it...
Todoist | A To-Do List to Organize Your Work & Life
A to-do list combined with a timer so you can do one thing, see it done, and move to the next without switching apps. Fewer apps, clearer completion, less context switching—it's built for people who are already spread thin. Free to start, integrates ...
Blitzit: To Do List, Pomodoro, and Task Management App