I have ADHD and it’s easy for me to drift. I’ll open my laptop with the best intentions, then get pulled into nested, “useful” problems that don’t move today’s work forward.

If Blink 5 helps you too, here’s the simple routine that works for me: I keep my to-do list on paper and close the laptop while I update it. Each task is time-boxed to five minutes—always time-based, not outcome-based. So not “fix app”, but “fix 1 bug” or “read the first error and list 3 ideas”. Most of these take 1–2 minutes, which leaves space to breathe: if I’m tired, I pause for a minute, then tick the task off and pick the next one.

When I’ve chosen the next 5-minute task, I open the laptop, ignore everything except the form, type 2–3 words, and press Try now. Once the PiP window pops up with the task and timer, I’m grounded. If I start to forget what I’m doing, that little window brings me back. When the timer hits zero it flashes slowly—gentle enough not to hurt, steady enough to remind me to return to the plan: close the laptop, review the list, repeat. I hope Blink 5 offers you a bit of the same calm focus.