Working from home and the isolation nobody schedules for
Offices supplied company nobody planned — kettle queues, overheard jokes. Working from home removed it without replacing it. What to put back, and how.
The PetPomo Blog 🐾
Focus, the pomodoro technique, and notes from building a virtual pet that lives on your desk. RSS.
A work-from-home routine built around breaks, not hours
A work from home routine that treats breaks as the skeleton of the day — real edges, breaks that actually restore, and an ending you choose.
Why productivity apps get abandoned within a fortnight
Productivity apps rarely fail on features. They fail because nothing notices when you leave — and because streaks make coming back feel worse.
Why looking after something helps when you feel alone
Caring for something — even a small virtual pet — can ease the feeling of being surplus when you are alone. How that works, and where the help runs out.
Why a virtual pet makes focus timers stick
Plain timers are easy to abandon because nothing notices. A pet that reacts to your sessions borrows a much older motivation, and that changes the odds.
What is the Pomodoro Technique?
A 25-minute focus timer, a short break, and a rule about what to do when you get distracted. Here is how the method actually works and where it fails.
What your focus stats actually tell you — and what they don't
Focus time tracking stats are a mirror, not a scoreboard. Which numbers deserve your trust, which ones flatter you, and how to read a week kindly.
Studying alone without feeling alone
Studying alone is two jobs — the material and the silence. How to make a room feel inhabited without inviting distraction in, and why it helps.
Why millions study with strangers on video
Study with me videos are hours of a stranger silently working — and they help. What that quiet company supplies, what it costs, and calmer versions.