I use it, not everyday, mainly only if I notice I'm not focusing or have a long task list to tackle that day. I use an inexpensive mac app from the appstore th

I use it, not everyday, mainly only if I notice I'm not focusing or have a long task list to tackle that day. I use an inexpensive mac app from the appstore that seems to help as you can look up and see how much time you have left. For the breaks I'll check email, news or play a quick round of a turned based game. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tomato-ticker-pomodoro-timer/id847190891?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tomato-ticker-pomodoro-timer... Or if I'm making progress on something I'll just keep going. For being productive I've found knocking out a small task to get started in the morning or when starting back to begin a long stretch of development helps. I also listen to upbeat music with minimal lyrics while I work. And if you find a song that you're really productive listening to I'll even listen to it on repeat and that seems to help me stay in the zone. Good luck.