prince lucijaSep 7, 2025
i think the intro and outro of #focusmate sessions are really important - to me at least - because i get to set task-goals and then review them at the end of session. too often, when i don't use focusemate i get lost for hours in things and then run out of time. so, it's not just that you are focused, that you are working all this time, it's also this retrospective/self-reviewing aspect of this virtual co-working that makes it very valuable.
Logan Five ThousandSep 3, 2025

Has anyone tried Focus Mate before? https://www.focusmate.com

I'm wondering if it's useful or just awkward.

#FocusMate
#TimeManagement
#Motivation

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Stop procrastination forever with virtual body doubling. Join for free and tackle any task, from studying and coding to meal prep and everything in between. Featured in BBC, NPR, New York Times, and Harvard Business Review.

tim6789May 2, 2024

I judge people too quickly.

This morning I was using #focusmate and when I joined my session the other person was off camera but there was a lot of noise going on. I was frustrated, yet once the person arrived they explained a bird had flown into the house and they and their kids had been trying to catch it.

Knowing the explanation removed all my frustration and we laughed together about the situation (now resolved).

Nicole J. LeBoeuf (she/her)Dec 7, 2023

I just used #FocusMate's BLOCK button for the first time.

I took a look at the profile of the person I have been matched with for tomorrow's session. It's very short, but includes the fun fact that his favorite podcast is the one by Jordan B. Peterson.

If you're fortunate enough to not know who Jordan Peterson is, what demographic he appeals to, and why I might not want to interact with someone who admires him, Vox has you covered.

https://www.vox.com/world/2018/3/26/17144166/jordan-peterson-12-rules-for-life

Hooray for BLOCK buttons!

Jordan Peterson, explained

Who Peterson is, and the important truths he reveals about our current political moment.

Vox
Show threadNicole J. LeBoeuf (she/her)Nov 30, 2023

Have now done the 7:30 AM #FocusMate thing three days in a row.

I am not always getting as much done as I'd like (on Day 1 of this routine, I got hit hard by the nap monster around 11:30 AM), but I'm getting a lot more done than on days when I don't get up until *mumblemumble* o'clock.

Also I submitted stories today! To paying markets! For the first time in MONTHS! #amWriting

Getting up at 7 remains painful, though. Thank goodness for strong black tea and a bunny who's happy to see me.

Nicole J. LeBoeuf (she/her)Nov 28, 2023

Guess what!? I'm doing the 7:30 AM FocusMate session thing again!

Guess what else?! I actually got some serious and productive writing done before 10 AM! And am looking forward to doing more this afternoon!

Why did I ever *stop* doing this? What was I *thinking*?

#amWriting #FocusMate

SteveJun 19, 2023
Today I have blocked most of my time using #Focusmate so that I can focus on my #AWS training. If this works, I’ll be doing it everyday going forward so that I may complete the first and then several more certifications
Luka Prin/ce LucijaMay 2, 2023

working on trans.fail/xenotopic.network - possible improvements, adding layers of sounds, improving timeline of sound events, visual developments... performing it on 9/may, stream possibly provided by @g1smo

keeping focused with a little help of coworkers.

#focusMate #SuperCollider #processing #emacs

CryptomanApr 21, 2023

Used #FocusMate after a long time again (unmuted) for an important project and my partner's keyboard typing was really useful, indeed!

https://www.focusmate.com/

Focusmate - Virtual coworking for getting anything done

Stop procrastination forever with virtual body doubling. Join for free and tackle any task, from studying and coding to meal prep and everything in between. As featured in BBC, NPR, The New York Times, and HBR.

Focusmate
חנן כהן • Hanan CohenDec 29, 2022

סשן #focusmate גרוע ראשון. אשה דוברת אנגלית שנמצאת בצרפת השתמשה בי כדי להתרחץ לפני השינה. לצחצח שיניים וכזה. לבושה. איכס איכס איכס. דיווחתי.

עכשיו דעתי מוסחת ואני צריך לנסות לחזור לעבוד.