For Readers
Read deeper. Re-read less.
You sit down to read, finish a page, and realize you absorbed none of it. That's the cost of phone-adjacent reading. The chess-clock fixes it the only way that works: by making the cost of every distraction count against an honest number on screen.
FAQ
How do I focus while reading a book?
Phone in another room. One book open. TimerDuel running. The instant your eyes glaze and you re-read the same paragraph, tap break — that's the signal to walk for two minutes, not push through.
How long can you focus on reading?
Most adults sustain genuine, comprehension-level reading for 45–75 minutes before noticeable drop-off. Run a session that long, watch your focus rate, and you'll see your real ceiling within a week.
Best timer for reading nonfiction?
Chess-clock, 60 focus / 10 break. Nonfiction usually needs more pause-to-think than fiction, and the chess-clock lets the break run as long as the thinking takes.
How do I read more books per year?
Two 45-minute sessions per day at 75%+ focus = roughly an hour of real reading. That's about a book a week, or 50 books a year. The chess-clock is what turns 'I want to read more' into actual minutes.