Fitraat Focus

Note · Gloria Mark

Why switching costs more than you think

The lost time is not only the interruption itself. Mark’s studies found extra time to resume the original work, and an association between frequent interruption and higher stress. That is why a quick check can end the session.

In Fitraat Focus

  • Stay in the app during work. The timer is meant to be the only screen.
  • On a break, use Break guard: rest without opening a feed.
  • In Reflect, name the distraction once so you can block it next time — in Block Space, not in your head.

Keep this

  • Protect the restart. One closed loop beats three half-starts.
  • Breaks are part of the system. Random scrolling is not a break.

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