How can the Pomodoro Technique help me focus with ADHD?

If staying focused feels like an uphill battle, you're not alone — and the Pomodoro rhythm is a natural fit for ADHD brains. Its structure does a lot of the heavy lifting for you.

Committing to just 25 minutes makes starting feel manageable, so it's easier to beat procrastination. When the timer rings, a break is your reward — stretch, grab a coffee, reset — and a gentle nudge starts the next session.

Three features give extra support: full-screen alerts you can't miss, prominent breaks that cover the screen so you actually step away, and Focus Reminders that nudge you to start your first session of the day.

Customize the session length to whatever fits you, add a task, and press play.

Let Focus do the remembering

One of the hardest parts of any routine is simply remembering to start it — so consider letting Focus take over that job.

Focus Reminders send a notification at the beginning of your workday, gently prompting your first session. No willpower required: the nudge arrives, you tap, you're in.

The structure holds at the other end too. Full-screen notifications — with sound, covering the whole screen on the Mac — make the end of a session impossible to miss, even when you're deep in hyperfocus. And Prominent Breaks cover the screen during breaks, so stepping away actually happens instead of staying a good intention.

Think of it as external structure: the app remembers the rhythm, so your attention stays free for the work itself.