Working in 25 minute increments with short breaks can help you maximize your productivity, but only if you train yourself. Jason Cipriani Contributing Writer, ZDNet Jason Cipriani is based out of ...

Limiting screen time is a challenge for any parent. It's easy to hand an iPad to your kids and even easier to get distracted and forget to take it away. One way to move that responsibility away from ...

You know you can't make the app bring itself to the front - you can only resume when the app is selected again by the user. Given that, why not just write a time stamp when you lose foreground and ...

Keeping focused can be difficult with the constant distraction of emails, notifications, and scrolling social media. In recent years, though, the Pomodoro Technique has proven to be an effective time ...

Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's How-To team. She's a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill's English Department, and resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the How-To team, she covers a ...

A silly tomato timer came in clutch after grief and a global pandemic destroyed my attention span. A silly tomato timer came in clutch after grief and a global pandemic destroyed my attention span. is ...

We specifically chose online timers for this list because I understood their ease of use while completing my online assignments and work. They need no space on the system and are fast and light. A ...