Fifteen minutes. One clean sprint.
One small, finishable task. Fifteen minutes to see it through.
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Make time for yourself
Fifteen minutes is long enough to get real work done and short enough to start without much resistance. It is also the long-break length in the classic Pomodoro rhythm.
Pick one small, finishable task: a page of notes, a bug to reproduce, a section of a form, ten practice questions. Close what you do not need and press Start focusing. If your mind wanders, glance at the countdown and come back to the task. At the end, write one line about what comes next. Fifteen-minute sprints also stack well: two or three in a row, with five-minute breaks between them, can carry a bigger task forward without it feeling heavy.
Some people use fifteen minutes as a window for a short afternoon rest. Lie down, set the timer, and turn on the gentle completion chime so you know when time is up. The same length suits a chapter of a novel, a skim of an article or a walk around the block.
Open Sounds for soft instrumental music, rain, a fireplace, ocean waves, or white, pink or brown noise. Each layer has its own volume slider. For a rest you might prefer something low and steady, such as brown noise or rain; for reading, keep any sound quiet enough that the words hold your attention.
Do not rely on it. A phone or laptop may delay or silence sound while asleep. Turn on Keep screen on, where supported, and keep the device plugged in. For anything important, set your device’s own alarm as well.
This page sets a five-minute short break and a fifteen-minute long break, offered after four completed focus phases. Every break waits for you to press Start.
Yes. Open Custom and enter whole minutes from 1 to 180.
Yes. Sound and the timer are separate, so you can play rain or noise on its own and start the countdown whenever you are ready.