Focusmate - Distraction-free productivity via virtual coworking

Looks great! Have you though about adding a real time queue like games have, so you can search for someone instantly?

Focusmate is the way that the next generation of teams will get stuff done, especially when they're remote!

Pros:

Easy and fun to use

Cons:

Growing network

Focusmate is awesome! Some weeks I spend most of my working time using the service. I see three main benefits of using Focusmate:

1) Picking the most important tasks

Using the Focusmate forces you to pick the 1 to 3 most important things you can complete in 50 minutes.

2) On-demand Accountability

Just having another person there holds you accountable in a way that doesn't happen when you work by yourself

3) Timeboxing

Blocks out intervals of 50 minutes to focus. You know you need to power through the time with as much focus as possible.

Pros:

- Helps you focus on most important tasks

- On-demand Accountability

- Timeboxing

Cons:

- Sometimes you can forget to use the service, but Focusmte sends out email reminders if you're inactive for an extended period.

I LOVE Focusmate to help me stay focused throughout the day. Signing up for scheduled coworking sessions that last just a few Pomodoro sessions helps me put a time limit on tasks instead of dragging them out, as I tend to do when I work from home.

I love Focusmate. I am about to hit 1500 sessions on it in past year. Profiles are private by default so linking will do no good. But message me if you need convincing to try the product or want to see someone who has used Focusmate a ton! I've used Focusmate in many different ways. Recently, I use it to get a jumpstart or make sure I'm working and accountable on each part of my day. That means almost first thing in the morning. After lunch. And then at night if I'm doing anything at night. I'll do 1-2 sessions in each part usually. Once in a while I and others will go on Focusmate binges and do like 7-10 sessions in the span of less than half a day. It can do wonders for productivity.

Like many I was initially scared of having random people watch me, but I tried this app and the benefits out weighs that worry. I wasn't even bothered by being watched all I wanted to do was get done with my task. I also like the idea of meeting new people and offering value both ways. I am doing a 20day product challenge where I write about the #1 product of the day on PH. Today, I wrote about Focusmate. And you guessed right, I used focusmate to stay focused while I was writing this article! Helped me to accomplish it in way lesser time. Link -> https://medium.com/@nife/product...

Focusmate is the reason I make it to my desk at 8am every morning - especially on those mornings when you've had to work late the night before... I've been using it for about 3-4 months and it's been invaluable. Makes getting stuff done sooo much more enjoyable. If you work remotely, test it out!

Great concept but how are you increasing usability? I'd love to hear your thoughts regarding using Google Hangouts, Zoom or anything else on mute vs Focusmate

I use Focusmate multiple times a day for my day job and for my personal writing. It gives me the feeling of a friendly person sitting next to me and helping me to be productive. It has been integral to my productivity.

I work mainly solo and from my home office, and can easily stray from my goals when tasks are tedious or challenging (which is many of them!). I can see using Focusmate as a way to make sure I don't avoid the unpleasant stuff!

Pros:

I can see this helping me get over the hurdles.

Cons:

I plan to try this soon!