Dopamine Timer
One sprint. One timer. No guilt. Not a Pomodoro — just one focused burst.
Set up your sprint
How long is the sprint?
minutes (1–120)
10:00
Ready when you are
Space starts and pauses
R resets
Reading the ring
- Green: plenty of time
- Yellow: last quarter of the sprint
- Red: final 10%
Sprint complete!
How this helps your ADHD brain
Most timer apps assume you'll do round after round. Pomodoro wants 4 cycles with breaks. That's great in theory — but for ADHD brains, the pressure of "you're supposed to keep going" makes the whole thing feel like a trap. The Dopamine Timer is different: one sprint, one countdown, done. You get a win no matter what. The visual countdown externalizes time (which your brain is terrible at tracking), and the reward at the end gives you the dopamine hit that makes starting the next thing easier.
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