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Concentrate helps you work & study by eliminating distractions (mac app)
- markerdmann 17y agoThis might just be me, but the background is kind of distracting.
- adamhowell 17y agoThe can of concentrate is rough, too, the perspective's off. Plus it looks like a battery.
- reggplant 17y agoI thought it was meant to be a battery with the message giving you more power to do your tasks?
- dskhatri 17y agoI think he/she modeled it after the Minute Maid can (see below). It's a good point though: people outside Minute Maid's end markets may not identify with the logo. http://www.freshdirect.com/media/images/product/frozen/fro_minute_original_01_p.jpg http://www.freshdirect.com/media/images/product/frozen/fro_m...
- Luyt 17y agoYou need an app to keep you from visiting websites?
- neilc 17y agoGiven the "noprocrast" feature on HN, I think that's not uncommon.
- dskhatri 17y agoThere are also a couple of YC funded ventures that offer time management tools: 8aweek and RescueTime
- j_b_f 17y ago8aweek bit the dust a while ago, and RescueTime is too analytics-oriented. This app might be just the thing!
- aneesh 17y ago> RescueTime is too analytics-oriented Maybe, but what gets measured, gets done.
- jamesbritt 17y ago> Maybe, but what gets measured, gets done. What gets measured is what got done. It may not be what you wanted to get done.
- charliepark 17y agoAttention management is an interesting / emerging space. There are a few other Mac apps out there (http://macfreedom.com/ http://macfreedom.com/, http://visitsteve.com/work/selfcontrol/ http://visitsteve.com/work/selfcontrol/), and a few Firefox extensions (http://www.proginosko.com/leechblock.html http://www.proginosko.com/leechblock.html) that seem similar, although more web-connection focused, rather than web-and-application-focused. I'm also half of a startup team working on http://monotask.com http://monotask.com, which seems somewhat similar to Concentrate (we'll almost certainly ask HN for feedback / critiques when we launch). I've only just downloaded the Concentrate beta, but it looks like a solid app. Also, I really like the name / icon.
- joe_the_user 17y agoTwo problems: - I can't say exactly which websites let me get work done (answers to coding and algorithm questions are spread through the web). - A small amount of distraction helps me concentrate Now, ignoring the second problem, perhaps block some sites, like hacker news, could help. But you hardly need sophisticated app for that...
- charliepark 17y agoBoth are valid concerns / issues. We've hopefully addressed them both within Monotask, but we'll see how it survives the beta and how it'll need to evolve. Would love your input when we launch.
- gasull 17y agoFirefox extensions (http://www.proginosko.com/leechblock.html http://www.proginosko.com/leechblock.html) that seem similar Greasemonkey extension for the same thing: http://lifehacker.com/software/greasemonkey/invisibility-cloak-update-149252.php http://lifehacker.com/software/greasemonkey/invisibility-clo...
- hyperbovine 17y agoMaybe it's just me, but every time I try a new software solution for time management, I find myself on Wikipedia within 10 minutes. The most effective technique I have discovered recently for concentrating is turning the damn thing off. Sounds crazy I know, but you'd be surprised how productive it can be to take an hour or two with a pen and paper attacking your problem with no electronics present.
- Flankk 17y agoI am the same way. I'm far more productive when I draw/write any design/development abstract on paper. Once you have a finished blueprint it is far easier to stay focused on executing your plan.
- ankeshk 17y agoAnd similar app for windows out there?
- joeyo 17y agoIt's not nearly as full featured as concentrate, but see also Freedom (also for Mac): http://macfreedom.com/ http://macfreedom.com/