Productivity timer

A countdown timer that sets the time to the increment shown on the top face. Can also set a custom time.

JP's notes

This is by far the most effective tool I've found for boosting my productivity at work. I discovered the Pomodoro Technique a few years back, before my ADHD diagnosis, and found it worked wonders for productivity. The problem was that I used a browser-based timer that, despite how easy to use, required some sort of effort and brain power to set up each time I used it. After forgetting to use it a couple of times I eventually closed the browser tab and forgot about it for years. 

Finding this little device years later, and post-diagnosis, revived my use of the Pomodoro Technique and I've used it consistently ever since. It takes a split second to turn the timer to 30 minutes, then I smash out some work before having a break for 5 minutes. It seems counter-intuitive to have constant breaks whilst trying to work, but this has honestly been a game changer for me.

I don't use this for every situation, however, mostly the days where I have lots of uninteresting tasks that I need to get through. For days with lots of meetings, or during big hyper-focus sessions I usually leave it switched off.