Notes on focus
Essays and practical notes on focus and deep work from the team behind Roomie Cafe, the focus network.
Reflection questions: why Roomie Cafe asks just one
Roomie Cafe asks one short reflection question when your focus session ends. Read the research behind it, how each question is chosen and what stays private.
- reflection
- focus
- psychology
- productivity
Why do you procrastinate? It's not laziness
Procrastination is a feeling problem, not laziness. Learn what the science says, where the word comes from and seven research backed ways to start today.
- procrastination
- focus
- psychology
- productivity
Focusmate vs Roomie Cafe: a free, camera free alternative
Focusmate books you a video call with a stranger. Roomie Cafe is a free focus timer with friends, no camera and a lasting log. Compare both, with the research.
- body-doubling
- focus
- apps
Why use Roomie Cafe? A focus timer you share with friends
Roomie Cafe is a focus network. Start a timer, log your progress, sort work into focus areas and see friends doing the same. Here is the research behind it.
- focus
- body-doubling
- deep-work
- apps
The Best Body Doubling Apps in 2026: An Honest Comparison
See how the best body doubling apps of 2026 compare: Focusmate, Flow Club, FLOWN, Caveday, StudyStream, dubbii, and Roomie, by format, price, and fit.
- body-doubling
- focus
- adhd
- apps
Why focusing alone is harder than it should be
Willpower isn't why you can't focus alone. What the research on body doubling and social facilitation actually says, and how working alongside others changes the math.
- focus
- deep-work
- body-doubling