At the bottom of the HomeRoutines screen when you’re in a Routine or a Focus zone, you will see the timer bar,
You can touch the words to start a count down with one tap, or touch the stopwatch icon to choose a different time.
When it gets to the end, the most triumphant music I could find will play to alert you your time is up.
Using a timer to give yourself a limited chunk of minutes to focus and be productive is all the rage! Check it out:
- Timer Tips and Tricks from The Flylady’s facebook page.
- Dave Cheong calls it Time Boxing
- Use a Digital Timer to Get Things Done on Lifehacker
- Boosting productivity with a timer
See how much you can do in 15 minutes. You don’t have to finish. The important thing is starting.
Listening to iTunes while you work
You can either start iTunes before you start the timer, or close HomeRoutines and start up iTunes after you start the timer.
