A wrap-up of 2021 by Saent cofounder Tim Metz, featuring the Find Your Focus Challenge, the Saent community we've (soft-)launched, and upcoming user research for Lifeline's UX.

Return-on-Attention reflects how much value you create from the attention you invest in your work. Even the tiniest interruptions tank it by throwing you out of flow.

An overview of the best productivity books that have the potential to change your life. Plus, a list of duds to skip so you have more reading time for the great ones.

In Thrive, Arianna Huffington makes an impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world.

While not an easy read, this is an invaluable and timeless guide on how to live a virtuous and fulfilling life.

In Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit, coaching becomes a regular, informal part of your day so managers and their teams can work less hard and have more impact.

World-class collection of research on what technology is doing to our brains, degraded to amateur level by author’s writing style.

This book is an exploration of happiness. a large part of the book discusses the why: why flow is important for anyone’s life, not just for athletes and other super-performers.

Does not do as advertised; more about management and team collaboration than about (personal) productivity.

if you’ve ever felt technology (especially the internet) is getting the better of you or those around you, this book provides a unique view on the problem and how we might get ourselves out of it.

Version 1.4.8 of Lifeline is now available and includes an improved planning and review panel, as well as an overheat warning when you stay in a session for longer than 100 minutes.

for anyone who has problems focussing on their work or getting the stuff that matters done, look no further; this is the book for you.

‍Version 1.4.7 of Lifeline is here, giving you the option to adjust the thickness of your Lifeline (head over to "Preferences > Your Lifeline" if you're eager to do so).

As a Lifeline user, I want to get nudged when I've been in a session for too long without a break. This feature addresses that need.

Here's what we did for Lifeline in Sprint #1 and what you can expect for the next one.

Here's what we did for Lifeline over the past few weeks and what you can expect for our upcoming Sprint #1.

Today we’ve launched Lifeline Pro, our macOS app that lets you go beyond Pomodoro with visual session progress, session labels, and our Calendar integration.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.