A Pomodoro timer that builds a little world
Pick what to build, from flowers for 5 minutes to a hut for 25, and start. Every minute you focus, it rises out of the grass. Stop early and you keep every minute.
How it works
- Pick a size. Flowers are 5 minutes, a pine 10, a well 15, a hut 25. Not sure? Start with 2 minutes.
- Write one goal for the session, so you know what "done" means.
- Watch it grow. The whole glade waits as faint outlines, and every minute raises your thing out of the ground.
- Take a break. When the time is up you choose a short break, or keep going with no limit.
- Travel. Finish a glade and the next place opens: Patagonia, Lapland, the Grand Canyon and seven more.
Made for wandering minds
Most focus timers reward you when 25 minutes are up, and for an ADHD brain a reward 25 minutes away might as well not exist. Here the reward comes every minute. And if you drift, nothing dies: the minutes you worked stay on your glade.
Questions
Is this Pomodoro timer free?
Yes. It runs in your browser, with no account and no ads. Your glade is saved in this browser on this device.
What happens if I stop a session early?
You keep every minute you worked. The thing you were building stays half-built and carries on from there next time.
Is it good for ADHD?
It was made for wandering minds: the reward comes every minute instead of at the end, you can start with a 2-minute session, and you write one goal for each session before you start. Everyone is different, so try a few sessions and see.
Is there a phone app?
POLANA for iPhone is coming soon, with sounds that keep playing in the background, a timer on the lock screen and app blocking during sessions.
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