For Remote Workers
A focus timer for the work-from-home day
Nobody can see whether you're actually working. That sounds great, but it's also what makes WFH dangerous — the day disappears into shallow Slack churn and you can't tell if anything moved. TimerDuel's chess-clock gives you the data your office floor used to give you for free.
Two focus blocks beat eight hours
Stop trying to be "on" all day. Schedule two protected 90-minute deep-work blocks — one morning, one afternoon — and let everything else be shallow time. Aim for 80%+ focus rate in each block. That's two real hours of progress most knowledge workers never log.
FAQ
How do I stay focused working from home?
Make focus measurable. The hard part of remote work is that nobody sees whether you actually worked — including you. The chess-clock fixes that by giving you a real focus rate at the end of every block.
Best timer for working from home?
TimerDuel — designed to run all day in a browser tab without rigid bell interruptions during meetings, calls, or async work. You start focus when you start, hit break for anything not the task, and read the rate.
How many focused hours can a remote worker actually do?
Four hours of genuine deep work per day is a high bar. Most calendars say 8 hours; reality is closer to 2 hours of real focus and 6 hours of shallow chat and meetings. The chess-clock makes that gap obvious and recoverable.
How do I avoid Slack interruptions?
Slack closed during focus blocks. Phone in another room. One browser tab. The moment you check Slack, hit break — the focus rate will quickly teach you what Slack actually costs.