FocusmateReviews of focusmate.com

Focusmate is one of those tools that benefits everyone, not just neurodivergent individuals! The reason I say it's a tool everyone can use is because while many of its users are neurodivergent, it's something that a neurotypical individual who works remotely or from home can use to help bring some vivacity to the isolating nature of their routine, through having 'virtual' coworkers, or if you just want company as you clean, do a household chore like feeding a pet, decluttering, or packing, or follow through with executing healthier habits that help you live more intentionally such as reading, gardening, or yoga. As a woman living unmedicated with ADHD, Focusmate has been an incredible coworking space I have used over 3000 times over the past 3 years (I started using it in the fall of 2022) to get things done. Focusmate helped me immensely as I pursued my Master's degree, and the community of people I have worked alongside helped me learn how to give myself true grace, and truly have self-compassion, and ultimately, nurture my self-love.

Amazing!!!

I'm very disappointed and very frustrated that I haven't found this sooner! I just found out about it now as a 30-year old. If I would've known about this when I was still studying, it would've helped me out so much! There is something magical happening when I'm working with a stranger, there is just the right amount of pressure for me. I've been searching for the perfect "productivity hack" since I go to school and now I finally found it! I can't recommend it enough! I procrastinated on starting with this because it seemed so dangerous and weird to connect with a stranger, but I'm now over 50 sessions and didn't experience anything weird, everyone is very friendly and just ready to get things done!

This is absolutely brilliant. I've always found that I will do anything for someone else, but nothing for myself. So knowing I have an appointment ensures I get out if bed and stay out of bed. I do chores to the end and don't get distracted by Facebook or loss of focus.

For someone who can procrastinate HARD, this is a life and deadline saver. Absolutely no negative interactions so far, and for those who might feel camera or video shy, there are always options.

I really enjoying use focusmate! Since day one my productivity go to the roof. I think this body doubling methods is really effective as it holds you accountable for other person.

If you can't sit down and work, you need this. I had undiagnosed ADHD for 25+ years. I always thought people functioned like the way I did - boy was I wrong. Middle school, high school, college - things were fine because they have a structure/system of accountability but in real life, you face consequences. I had tried everything, and quite frankly, I was tired and went into the spiral of self-doubt: "maybe I'm just dumb" - then CHATGPT recommended focusmate. And everything changed. I can actually sit still and work now. Yeah, felt intimidating at first but I got used to body-doubling after a couple of sessions. Would highly highly recommend this.

Blesséd Dialekt Notice I write when I kan, when I'm allowed, in Blesséd Dialekt. See EnoughIsEnuf.org for why⁵. While I'm a native American speaker who can write as well as the vast number, I find the langauge inkredibly⁵ suboptimal, espeshially on harmless emfasis and spelling, espeshially for learners like children and nonnatives struggling to learn our langauge. It's so helpful to work with others everywhere and anywhere kolaboratively⁵. I appresiate and could not work as fast without all the Hippokratik hints I receive. I hope I'm returning the favor suffishiently in kind and that I'm not falling too far short of kalmunity⁵ hopes and burning needs; I know I kan be hard to work with on kritikal sprints given how divergent I sometimes get switching from prevention to emergensy⁵ and back again. While I don't believe I have attention defisit, I do have breadth-first lantern or floodlight kuriosity⁵ akross a krushing number of topiks, and body doubling on Focusmate or in the real world helps konsentrate me into 70m+ of spotlight attention mode when I'm working, and I argue it kan help huge numbers of people who aren't in attention defisit but just have too much responsibility⁵ stay on task even when attention starts to switch, flit, or flag between priorities. So many of the other members I fase use Focusmate for anything from kreative work to household chores, and along the way it forses me to deklare a konsentration and not switch, in the overwhelming mix of tasks I have, from one kritikal priority⁵ to another until each reaches some better definition of kompletely⁵ done. I really appresiate this kalmunity⁵ and I'll keep trying to keep up and do my part.