A new version of Lifeline is out. Here are the main updates: Keyboard shortcuts are here; check them out in Preferences. You can now disable the auto-timer popup, handy when you’re not using your computer for work. Try it out in the taskbar menu. The reminder popups received a visual make-over. Speaking of reminder popups:… Continue reading
Saent Lifeline is our macOS application that helps you develop an optimal daily working rhythm. The app combines the power of modern software with the best elements of the classic Pomodoro Technique: working in cycles of focused sprints and restorative breaks. Here’s what Lifeline can do for you: Sprint and daily rhythm visualization: your Lifeline at the… Continue reading
If you use computers and phones to get things done, you will have noticed the blurring line between work and life. We take work wherever we live and life to where we work. Checking email on vacation has become as common as browsing through Facebook while you’re on the boss’s clock. Whether you like it or not, work and life are integrating.
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Over the past year, we’ve quietly worked on Lifeline, a new Saent application for macOS. We’re now opening an early access program for the app. Lifeline helps you develop an optimal daily working rhythm based on the Pomodoro Technique®. The app helps you focus and ensures you take sufficient breaks, so you can experience productive,… Continue reading
Most productivity and time-management methodologies help us deal with information overload. How to organize data, which tasks to prioritize, what to work on next, projects to delegate to others, and so on. While these skills are essential, our age of everything, all the time requires an approach that deals with an additional set of challenges…. Continue reading
Imagine this: you’re headed for the supermarket to buy groceries. You plan to spend $25 on a bunch of tomatoes, fresh juice, a bottle of wine, and half a loaf of bread. Somehow nothing goes according to plan. You end up spending $150 (!) on bananas, diapers, champagne, and, indeed, half a loaf of bread. Oh,… Continue reading
Find calm, do great work, and live a fulfilling life. That’s what Saent is all about. Our newest product—a desktop application for macOS called Saent Lifeline—helps you achieve these goals. “The modern workplace is sick.” – It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy At Work Inspired by two books I recently read (It Doesn’t Have to… Continue reading
We’re working on something new, a macOS application called Lifeline. An important component of this new software is taking sufficient breaks, and in this article I’ll explain why. Work less, do more Working 50+ hour weeks is counter-productive. Research shows chronic overwork leads to more mistakes, diminishing output, and health issues. So why do we… Continue reading
It’s becoming increasingly clear that many of the big technology companies—especially social media giants—are fighting for our attention. The more time spent on their digital property, the more ads they can sell. A war for your attention is the name of the game. Some—me included—suggest to solve this problem with… technology! Many people balk at… Continue reading
Many productivity experts recommend planning your next day the evening before. It allows you to “hit the ground running.” For me this doesn’t work. When I reach the end of my day, my mind is exhausted. Not in a negative way, but more like how your body feels after finishing a run or workout; a… Continue reading