trydeepwork trydeepwork.com provides you tools to practice deep work. Based on the book "Deep Work" by Cal Newport.
Evaluating your next project 2 HN points • 26 Dec 23 💼 Business Productivity Decision-making Goal setting Time management Ensure projects align with your long-term goals. Be realistic about time and resources for project completion. Consider passion, motivation, and market demand when choosing projects.
Highlights from June, 2023 5 implied HN points • 07 Jul 23 🕹 Technology Productivity Analytics Beeminder users are three times more productive than non-users. Website improvements: Accidental closures alert, new music option 'synth', and Power Goals polish. Upcoming enhancements and more frequent Substack posts are planned.
2023 - Year in Review 1 implied HN point • 01 Jan 24 🕹 Technology Features Improvements Integration Community Productivity In 2023, over 2,000 users completed 17,000 sessions totaling 17,100 deep work hours. Highlights of 2023 for trydeepwork included new features like sign-in with Google and Twitter, weekly challenges, and more. For 2024, plans include improving platform features, growing the community, and adding social features for support in achieving personal goals.
Flexible focus sessions for real-world needs 1 HN point • 03 Dec 23 🕹 Technology Productivity User Interface Features Customization Flexible focus sessions are being introduced to meet real-world needs. The new flexible sessions allow you to customize your focus duration in 15-minute increments. Despite the changes, the milestone levels from 30 minutes to 240 minutes still signify your focus achievements.
How to do something you should, you can, but you don't? 3 HN points • 20 May 23 🕹 Technology Tech Beeminder is a goal-tracking system that uses commitment contracts to help you stick to your goals with consequences for not meeting them. Beeminder integrates with trydeepwork.com to track deep work goals daily or per session for improved productivity. Combining Beeminder with trydeepwork.com can enhance accountability and boost productivity for achieving important goals.
Highlights from May, 2023 0 implied HN points • 03 Jun 23 🕹 Technology Productivity Tools Feedback Integrations The community completed 383 sessions and dedicated 337 hours to deep work in May 2023. Power Goals and Tasks help in focusing on important projects and preventing burnout. Integration with Beeminder and other tools like Google Calendar, Notion, and Todoist is being explored.
Getting rid of the guest tier 0 implied HN points • 09 May 23 🕹 Technology Productivity Development User Experience Deciding what features to include in a guest tier can be difficult due to data sources. Maintaining a guest tier can be a challenge for indie developers with limited time and resources. A guest tier can lead to a suboptimal user experience, especially as more features are added.
Changelog 0 implied HN points • 07 May 23 🕹 Technology User Experience Analytics Authentication Users can now move tasks between power goals and delete them Significant UI improvements to tasks and badges for completed challenges Improved integration with Firebase Analytics for better tracking