With our app Lifeline, you can work in 25-minute sessions based on the Pomodoro Technique. Unlike many other Pomodoro timer apps, ours provides flexibility, as you don’t have to stop after completing a 25-minute cycle. This allows you to follow different types of work rhythms. Another unique aspect of Lifeline is the visual progress bar at the… Continue reading
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Join our two-week Deep Work Challenge starting January 4th
Improving your productivity on your own is hard. That’s why Saent is launching monthly, cohort-based Challenges. Together with a coach and peers, you’ll build profound productivity skills in just two weeks. Our first program is a two-week Deep Work Challenge starting January 4th, 2021. ⚠️Registration for this cohort is now closed. Click the button below… Continue reading
Your top five Saent Button questions answered
We still receive questions about Saent Buttons often, even though it’s been more than two years since the latest production run. Below you will find answers to the five most common questions we receive. TL;DR All buttons are sold out. We don’t have a timeline for the next production run. We do have a waiting list for… Continue reading
Lifeline now available on the macOS App Store
After weeks of tweaking to meet Apple’s submission requirements, Lifeline is now live in the macOS App Store. With this step, you can trust that our application meets Apple’s strict privacy requirements and technical standards. 💡 If you’re new to Saent or Lifeline, we recommend you first read What Lifeline can do for you (and what… Continue reading
Lifeline 1.1 (20200216) release notes
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
What Lifeline can do for you (and what it looks like!)
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
Living with work-life integration
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.
Continue readingBuild a Better Daily Work Rhythm With Saent Lifeline
Over the past years, we’ve quietly worked on Lifeline, a new Saent application for macOS. The app is now available on the macOS App Store. 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
The Virtuous Circle of Saent
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
Why You Absolutely Need To Time Your Work (Even When You’re Not a Lawyer)
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