5 minute timer

Five minutes is the bargain you make with yourself when a task feels too big to begin. You are allowed to stop when it goes off, and most of the time you will not want to.

5:00
ready

Space starts and pauses. The tab title keeps counting if you switch away, and the finish is a soft chime, not an alarm.

Other lengths

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Why a timer helps an ADHD brain

Time blindness means you do not feel time passing the way other people do. Ten minutes and an hour can feel identical, so "I have plenty of time" turns into being late with no warning in between. A timer you can see puts the missing sense outside your head, where you can borrow it.

It also makes starting easier. A task with no edges is hard to begin, and ADHD paralysis feeds on that. Ten minutes is small enough to agree to, and once you are moving the task usually keeps you. More on the mechanism in our guide to time blindness.

The end matters too. A jarring alarm rips you out of whatever you managed to get into, so this one finishes with a soft chime you can switch off entirely.

Questions

How do I start the 5 minute timer?add
Press start, or hit the space bar. You can pause and resume without losing the time left, and reset takes it back to the top.
Does it work without an account or a download?add
Yes. It runs in the browser, there is nothing to install, no signup, and no ads. Bookmark the page and it is ready next time.
What happens if I switch tabs?add
The timer keeps real time rather than counting frames, so it stays accurate in a background tab, and the tab title shows the time left while you are away.
Is there music?add
Yes, optional. Press play for a quiet lofi loop that runs while the timer does, with its own volume control. It never starts on its own, it loads only if you ask for it, and it ducks under the chime at the end so you still hear the finish.
Why a ring instead of just numbers?add
Because a number tells you very little if you cannot feel time passing. A shape that empties shows you how much is left at a glance, which is the same idea behind classroom visual timers.

A timer starts the task. Doot decides which one.

Say what is on your mind and Doot turns the mess into three things worth doing today, with times against them. Then you only need the timer.

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