A few comments here saying this is creepy af. If you think that, fine, don’t join. I think this is one of the most genius things I’ve ever come across, I love it, love the community and am so much more productive since I found it.
Focusmate – Virtual Coworking Helps You Get Things Done
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#63I’ve done over 1500 Focusmate sessions and love it!
It’s definitely helped me to not just focus during sessions but trained my brain in general.
If you haven’t yet - give it a go! :-)
Una
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#64Focusmate started as a productivity hack and became a community for me
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#65TL/DR: Book appointments on your calendar to get work done and stick to them. Shut off notifications while you're in there. I've been working from home for a decade now, and basically I think this is bonkers (no offense, I see the founder is here posting). With all the tools out there if you really want to do that pair up with a coworker and do it with an existing tool. I don't work in pajamas or do anything dumb but…
I'm a straight woman who works from home and loves FocusMate; I don't have any qualms about allowing someone to see me working from home. They're not working from home with me; the most they know about me and my home is perhaps the color of the wall of the room behind me. If I feel uncomfortable for any reason, all I have to do is close the tab and I can report the user.
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#66I finally feel that I don't have to worry about my writing. It will happen because I have Focusmate! Amazing, thank you!
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#67TL/DR: Book appointments on your calendar to get work done and stick to them. Shut off notifications while you're in there. I've been working from home for a decade now, and basically I think this is bonkers (no offense, I see the founder is here posting). With all the tools out there if you really want to do that pair up with a coworker and do it with an existing tool. I don't work in pajamas or do anything dumb but…
Just get a offline video recording device, and record yourself on loop if you want to have the feeling of being watched. Then just repeat what you did before and after the session for accountability. This concept is creepy af, and its hilarious to have to pay for it.
What's possibly hilarious is to have never tried it, and to suspect that its concept is creepy.
Sure, the webcam is on, but as long as the person at the other end seems to be reasonably busy with something, it should not be bothersome at all. And of course, you can always exit a session.
On having to pay for it - why not? Why not try paying for a service that asks for a reasonably designed monthly payment term instead of annual one time payments? Or the ones on which ads cover half the page?
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