Sneek VS Focusmate

I tried using https://sneek.io/ but found it wasn't "presence"-y enough. Source: 12 months ago

It's interesting that you mention body doubles, because for a while I tried to get my team to use Sneek. Sometimes it feels like I've been re-inventing a bunch of stuff in parallel to the ADHD community. Source: about 1 year ago

Before corona, I worked a job in an office (I think the workshy slobs are still mad at me, so sparing details). Anyway, we had this devision of essentially HR "people" that would spend their time talking, leaving early, etc. I had no idea how to make them BEHAVE! Essentially, part of what they did was to organize meetings, keep schedule of the work hours of OTHER people =, etc. When the pandemic hit (2 hours less... Source: over 2 years ago

Since the pandemic started, there's been a wave of horrendous surveillance software used by companies with shit cultures who don't know how to manage people remotely. Sneek, as mentioned in this article, for example. It doesn't market itself as awful invasive monitoring software, but jesus christ:. Source: over 2 years ago

I struggle with similar feelings. For desk/at home work, the Focusmate app (focusmate.com) has been a huge help. It kind of single-handedly helped me earn back trust in myself. You get 1:1 virtual coworking sessions with another user where you follow a friendly entry/exit protocol, tell each other what your plans are and how it went at the end, and keep your camera on the whole time while you work (usually muted).... Source: 10 months ago

Maybe you can get your company to create a Focusmate group or a discord channel? If you haven’t heard of Focusmate you should definitely check it out. I wfh and absolutely could not do so without it. It gives me a fix for interaction but not too much to get me distracted and it also helps remind me to take breaks. Source: 12 months ago

Hey, I'm not sure if you work from home / remotely but if you are trying to achieve something from home, I'll just tell you about something that has really helped me: A co-working site like focusmate.com has been a game-changer for me. For some reason my productivity / commitment shoots up when I'm working alongside someone. Hope this helps. Source: 12 months ago

I occasionally run into professors using http://focusmate.com to help get through grading. Source: 12 months ago

Ive seen something like this its focusmate. I tried it once few years ago, back then it's only a one on one session. Not sure if they support something like yours. Source: about 1 year ago