Microsoft is betting that a little Spotify streaming could help sharpen your mind. The Verge reports that product chief Panos Panay has previewed a Focus Sessions feature in Windows 11 that uses ...

A few days ago, Microsoft hype man Panos Panay tweeted an interesting new feature coming to Windows 11 that wasn’t part of the official announcement (nor was it present in any of the preview builds so ...

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TickTick is a robust productivity app that got its start in 2013, and it's built to be used with the Pomodoro and Eisenhower Matrix techniques. If you're tired of messy lists and feeling like you're ...

I'm a big proponent of using focus hacks when you need to buckle down and get work done and most of those rely on some route to going distraction-free and engaging in what's known as deep work. When ...

There’s a bit of a “catch-22” among productivity apps: they help you be more productive, but they themselves are a distraction that can lower productivity. Google is looking to help this little issue ...

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Maintaining focus has become increasingly difficult due to constant notifications, social media distractions, and the temptation of YouTube rabbit holes. That’s where the Pomodoro Technique comes in.

If the apps, alerts and action on your smartphone are taking up too much of your attention, turn on Focus mode to mute the distractions. By J. D. Biersdorfer Sometimes, you just need to get stuff done ...

As a small-business owner, you likely turn to multitasking to manage competing priorities. Unfortunately, the brain is not set up to work on more than one thing at a time. According to “The Myth of ...