Focus Bear: Reasons to add it to your Productivity Tool Belt for working, studying, and anything in between!

First of all, welcome to Focus Bear! 

Chances are if you are reading this you already have an account. Just in case you don’t, visit our webpage: focusbear.io, where you will be prompted to make an account and start a free 30-day trial so you can explore if this is the right fit for you. 

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All you have to do is click the Try for free or the Download trial black button as you can see in the image below:

Why Choose Focus Bear?

Reason 1: To take Mindful breaks

I hate to break it to you, but breaks are important! Working or studying non-stop is probably not going to yield the greatest productivity and might lead you to burnout in the long run. It helps us become more mindful of taking breaks by prompting us every Pomodoro (typically every 25 minutes, but you can customize it to your needs)  to take healthy short breaks.

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Here Focus Bear motivates us to step up our activity level, with a physical activity and strength break. You can customise what break activities you do (you don’t have to do pushups!).

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It may be tempting to skip your break, but remember that sometimes taking a break is the most productive thing you can do after working hard for a while! Focus Bear will bring a pop-up message to help you reflect and decide if skipping a break is the best for you. It will give you one opportunity to take your well-deserved break!

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Reason 2: To track progress

Focus Bear makes it easy to keep track of your habits and progress by viewing your statistics. This will help you see your improvement over time. This is especially important for all of our perfectionists out there that can't “bear” to feel they lost track because the data will show your accumulation of progress and help you see the bigger picture, and remind you it is just an off day. 

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Reason 3: Splitting up tasks into bite-size chunks

Another bonus is you can break down long or tedious tasks into manageable chunks using the Pomodoro feature, so you do not feel overwhelmed about the tasks you need to tackle each day. Working in focus blocks may very well increase the chance of you getting started on your work, as it seems more doable and less daunting.

Reason 4: Distraction blocking!

The app also has the feature of blocking the websites you chose to reduce distractions.  All Focus Bear does is to help you improve your focus, so you can reach goals and boost your self-esteem and self-confidence as a result.

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Focus Bear will keep you accountable to your commitments. If you set Facebook as an off-limits page you want to be blocked while you work, Focus Bear will show this pop-up message and remind you how long the block will end, so you can use the non-work or productive page after you finish your work.

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 As you will see below, you can choose which websites to permit the use of in your focus time and which ones not to, so choose wisely!

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Reason 5: You can customize your routines, the set time of each focus block, and so much more!

It is a highly customizable app, unlike many apps that try a one-size-fits-all, Focus Bear wants to adapt to your needs, schedule, and specific goals that set you apart.

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 As you can see in the image above, the user is using office mode, so the Focus Bear suggestions for breaks are best for working in a public setting. 

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The original 3-morning routine habits of Focus Bear include Yoga, Journaling, and Deep breathing. However, if one of these, or even if all of these don't fit your style, you can change them! (You can find more information about this in the article: (Personalizing Focus Bear to fit your needs and unique style).

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Conclusion:

If you are still debating on giving Focus Bear a chance, remember life is about working smarter, not harder. Through this app, you will count on features that will enable you to do just that- work smarter!  Focus Bear is an effective healthy habit-enforcing app that can help you reach your goals one day at a time, as you transform your daily routines!

It is especially worth a shot if you want to become more productive and get stuff done more effectively while honoring your physical and mental health.

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