Notes on why people do not start.
Research, build notes, and what the session data actually shows. No listicles, no productivity-hack roundups.
Procrastination is Not a Time-Management Problem: What Neuroscience and Behavioral Economics Actually Reveal
The literature is settled: task delay is short-term emotional mood repair, not poor calendar management. That single distinction explains why every productivity planner you've tried stops working by week three.
We Shipped a Two-Minute Timer That Shrinks When You Refuse It: Here's What 400 Sessions Taught Us
The Unstick sprint cuts its own ask three times, ending at 'put your hand on the mouse'. What real session telemetry reveals about the psychological threshold where task resistance collapses.
Everyone Focuses Fine. Almost Nobody Finishes the Day: The Anatomy of the Planning Gap
Across thousands of logged early-access sessions, four of five focus score factors sit above 80%. Planned-versus-actual averages 34%. Why the crisis in modern work is estimation, not attention.
Why Our Accountability Coach Has Two Voices and Not Five: Tone, Friction, and the Perils of Product Flattery
We built a Minimal tone, shipped it to early testers, and deleted it. Why conversational range erodes authority, and why modern software's obsession with endless positive reinforcement keeps you stuck.
More dispatches on the way.
We regularly publish research on procrastination psychology, focus session mechanics, and empirical takeaways from early access sessions. Check back soon for our next essay.