IntroductionPreviously, I wrote about "Kimochi Diary," an emotion-tracking app born from a paper journal. This time, I've ...

Capturing website visitors’ attention is an ongoing challenge. But what if you could create a sense of urgency and excitement, compelling users to act? Here’s where countdown timers come in — powerful ...

Timers, in the face of 21st century technological marvels, can appear as antiquated as steam engines and telegraphs. The simple timer, however, is one of the most useful productivity tools around.

For something as simple as setting a timer, the built-in apps on our computers can be awfully fiddly. Usually you have to open a Clock app first, then navigate to a separate tab for timers. After that ...

I’ve fallen deep into a productivity wormhole recently — reading self-help books, buying guided planners, disabling push notifications on my iPhone, even downloading a Google Chrome extension to block ...

Anjali Gopal is a PhD student in the joint Bioengineering program at UC Berkeley and UCSF. You can follow her on Twitter at @anjali_gopal. Procrastination is inevitable in graduate school. It’s true: ...