Jake Baker
Clean Energy Investor
I was one of the earliest users of Focusmate and have been passionately sharing it with friends and colleagues since. It helps you get immediately into the zone of productivity via the incredibly simple solution of having a partner, live and present, working alongside you. Try it once. If you donβt like it, fine. If it helps you, even better. Why not try something that potentially offers (free) massively improved productivity? Kudos to Taylor and team for building this.
Pros:
Works like magic. Bizarrely effective if you use it.
Cons:You have to use it for it to work.
Jake Baker
Clean Energy Investor
Will Koffel
Google Cloud for Startups
Will Koffel
Google Cloud for Startups
Taylor Pearson
Author, TaylorPearson.me
Taylor Pearson
Author, TaylorPearson.me
Stewart Fortier
CTO @ Banzai
Stewart Fortier
CTO @ Banzai
Focusmate is awesome! Some weeks I spend most of my working time using the service. I see three main benefits of using Focusmate:
1) Picking the most important tasks
Using the Focusmate forces you to pick the 1 to 3 most important things you can complete in 50 minutes.
2) On-demand Accountability
Just having another person there holds you accountable in a way that doesn't happen when you work by yourself
3) Timeboxing
Blocks out intervals of 50 minutes to focus. You know you need to power through the time with as much focus as possible.
Pros:- Helps you focus on most important tasks
- On-demand Accountability
- Timeboxing
Cons:- Sometimes you can forget to use the service, but Focusmte sends out email reminders if you're inactive for an extended period.
Claire Barton
I'm a sound healer, musician, & writer
Claire Barton
I'm a sound healer, musician, & writer