Search the Microsoft Store for ‘pomodoro’ and you will find many apps for creating timed work sessions and breaks. Spotify and To Do apps can be enabled or disabled as you prefer. You can also choose the end of session and break sounds. Expand each section and in Focus periods you can choose the default focus and break periods. Like pomodoro, it tracks streaks, which is the number of days you completed your goal.Ĭustomise focus modes in the clock app by clicking the three dots just above the Get ready to focus title. Click the pencil icon in the top right corner and you can set a daily goal of the number of hours you want to work each day. The Clock app enables you to track focus sessions and you can see the number of minutes completed today and how many you did yesterday. However, if you increase the focus time to 45 minutes, you do get a break. Clock defaults to 30 minutes working with no break. I am nit sure such short focus sessions are useful, but it is odd having different options depending on where you access focus.Ī standard pomodoro session is 25 minutes followed by a 5-minute break. Elsewhere you can select 25, 20, 15, 10 and 5. There is only one option for a shorter sessions than the 30-minutes default and that is 15 minutes. In the Clock app though, you can only reduce the focus session in 15-minute blocks. Click Sign In in the bottom left corner of the Clock app window.Ĭlick the taskbar clock and you can reduce focus sessions in 5-minute blocks. It sounds strange, but it is needed for some features. Down at the bottom of the screen is 30 mins and a Focus start button.įirst, make sure you are signed into the Clock app. Create custom Focus modes on Apple Mac to stop distractionsĬlick the clock on the right-hand side of the taskbar and the notifications panel is displayed.
Well, non-standard when compared to traditional pomodoro.ĭespite the slightly confusing interface, it is useful to use Windows 11 focus modes when you need to get work done, so let’s look at the features. For example, it is available in three different places and has different features in some of them, and it uses non-standard work and break sessions. It even has work and break sessions using timers like pomodoro apps.Īlthough this is a useful Windows 11 feature, I think it has been implemented in a confusing way. For those occasions when you need to boost productivity, Windows 11 has focus modes that enable ‘do not disturb’ mode and hide distractions. When you need to get work done and are up against a deadline, you have to focus, avoid all distractions and concentrate on the task at hand. Create pomodoro-like timers to work and take breaks. If you are easily distracted when trying to work on your PC, silence notifications and other interruptions with Windows 11 focus sessions.
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