Study timer
Counts down 50 min, then beeps.
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Counts down 50 min, then beeps.
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What this one is for
A study timer works because the session has an end you agreed to before you started. Fifty minutes on, ten off is the rhythm that suits real study: long enough to get into a reading or a problem set and finish a thought, short enough that you will actually sit down for it. Two of those is a solid morning, four is a full day of work, and a fifth rarely produces anything you would keep.
One task per block is the rule that makes it work. Decide what the fifty minutes is for before you start it, and let anything else that turns up go on a list for the break rather than into the block. Put the phone face down and out of reach. On a laptop, the tab title carries the remaining time, so the countdown is visible without a timer window sitting on top of your notes.
If fifty is too long to start with, twenty-five and five is the pomodoro rhythm, and it is a better entry point when the problem is starting rather than finishing. The pomodoro timer runs those cycles back to back, including the breaks, so you are not resetting a countdown every time a block ends.
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Good for
- 50 minute study blocks with 10 minute breaks
- Problem sets and past papers
- Reading that needs an unbroken run
- Essay drafting sessions
- Revision with a fixed finish time
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How it runs
Counts down 50 min, then beeps. Press Start, or hit Space. The digits turn green while a work block runs and grey on rest.
Sound is on by default: a rising pair for work, a falling pair for rest, a tick for the last three seconds and a three-note finish. Mute with the speaker button. The screen stays on while the timer runs and the tab title shows the time left.
Change anything in Settings under the timer. The last setup you used on this page is remembered in your browser.
Questions people ask
- Is 50/10 better than 25/5 for studying?
- For reading, essays and problem sets, usually yes, because the first ten minutes of a block are the slowest. For getting started at all, 25/5 is easier to commit to.
- How many blocks can I do in a day?
- Four is a full day of real study for most people. The fifth block tends to be time spent rather than work done.
- Does it run the break too?
- This page is a single 50 minute countdown. The pomodoro timer loops work and break automatically if you want the break timed as well.
- Can I see the time without switching windows?
- The tab title shows the remaining time while it runs, so you can leave the timer behind your notes and still glance at it.