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Focus Friend

software
Last discussed Nov 6, 2026

A phone app that uses gamification with a cute animal character to help users stay focused by discouraging phone use during work sessions.

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What’s Actually Destroying Your Focus?
Mark Manson · Mar 4, 2026

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Ali Abdaal
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"There are Pomodoro timers. I think Hank Green has created one called Focus Friend."

I Ranked Every Productivity Tool From Worst to Best · ▶ 19:53 · Nov 6, 2026
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Mark Manson
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"I think it's like a little animal or something that takes over the screen and it's knitting. If you interrupt it then the knitting little animal gets sad and you don't get your sweater finished."

What’s Actually Destroying Your Focus? · ▶ 3:03:08 · Mar 4, 2026
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