Bear
Reduces overwhelm by keeping notes simple and low-friction to capture.
By Liddy 🦥✨ (Lydia Studio)
A gentle library of things that help
Tools, practices, and supports for when focus is hard, time feels invisible, or you just need a softer way through the day.
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⭐Featured
Finch
Supports consistency by making small tasks feel meaningful and trackable.
Flow Club
Supports focus and follow-through by adding social accountability without pressure.
Flowmate
Improves time awareness by externalizing time with soft cues so you stay grounded.
Goblin Tools
Reduces overwhelm by turning vague goals into concrete next steps.
Google Calendar
Helps time awareness by externalizing commitments and reminders.
Llama Life
Improves time awareness by pairing tasks with time boxes so you don’t drift.
Most Important Task (MIT) Framework
Reduces overwhelm by narrowing focus to what matters most.
Phone Free Hour
Reduces distractions by creating a clear, bounded commitment window.
Todoist
Supports follow-through by capturing tasks quickly and keeping them easy to review daily.
Trello
Supports prioritization by making tasks visible and easy to move through stages.
🕒Time awareness tools
ClockingIT
Supports time awareness by making time spent visible and trackable.
Fantastical
Supports planning by making schedules easier to view and manage.
Focus To-Do
Improves time awareness by using short work sprints with breaks.
Motion
Helps planning by automatically turning tasks into a realistic schedule.
Reclaim
Supports planning by turning intentions into real calendar blocks automatically.
Rize
Improves time awareness by showing where time actually goes.
Structured
Improves time awareness by laying out the day in a clear timeline.
Sunsama
Supports planning and prioritization by forcing realistic daily scope.
Toggl Track
Builds time awareness by revealing patterns and realistic estimates.
Visual Timer (Physical)
Improves time awareness by making remaining time easy to see at a glance.
🧠Getting started / low effort
Before Launcher
Helps focus by simplifying what you see and reducing impulsive app opens.
Brick
Supports follow-through by adding a real-world barrier to impulsive phone use.
Calm
Supports overwhelm management by helping regulate stress and reset attention.
ChatGPT
Supports task initiation by helping you get unstuck and generate a first draft.
ClearSpace
Reduces distractions by interrupting autopilot behavior.
Done List Framework
Supports follow-through by making progress visible and motivating.
Eye Dropper (Chrome Extension)
Reduces friction by making design/dev color selection fast and reliable.
Fathom
Supports memory by capturing key points so you can stay present in the conversation.
Focus Friend
Supports task initiation by adding a real start time and a supportive presence.
Focusmate
Supports follow-through by making start times real and socially anchored.
FocusQuest
Boosts motivation by turning focus sessions into game progress.
Forest
Supports task initiation and focus by making distractions feel costly.
Grammarly
Reduces cognitive load by catching errors and suggesting clearer phrasing.
HabitShare
Supports follow-through by adding gentle social accountability and visibility.
Hear My Name
Supports accessibility by reducing anxiety and friction in introductions and meetings.
Insight Timer
Helps regulate overwhelm and reset attention with guided practices.
Journal (Brain Dump)
Reduces overwhelm by moving thoughts out of your head and onto paper.
Lanes
Helps prioritize by making work-in-progress limits and next actions visible.
Minimalist Phone
Reduces distraction by removing visual noise and addictive cues.
Otter
Supports accessibility and memory by turning spoken info into searchable notes.
Perplexity
Reduces overwhelm by helping you get to key info quickly.
ScreenZen
Reduces distraction loops by interrupting automatic app-opening habits.
Speechify
Supports accessibility by allowing you to listen instead of only reading.
Voicenotes
Helps task initiation by making idea capture effortless when typing feels too hard.
🧩Communities & body-doubling
Waybetter
Supports follow-through by adding accountability and a clear goal window.
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Amazing Marvin
Lets you tailor structure to your brain when standard to-do apps don’t fit.
Asana
Makes responsibilities visible and reduces mental load with clear ownership and due dates.
ClickUp
Supports follow-through by centralizing tasks, docs, and accountability.
Cold Turkey
Helps focus by enforcing boundaries even when willpower drops.
Freedom
Supports focus by removing temptation during deep work windows.
Habitica
Boosts motivation by making task completion feel rewarding and visible.
IndyX
Reduces overwhelm and decision fatigue by outsourcing planning and structure.
Monarch Money
Supports planning by making spending patterns visible and trackable.
Notion
Reduces tool sprawl by keeping planning and documentation in one place.
Obsidian
Helps working memory by externalizing thoughts and connecting related ideas over time.
Raycast
Reduces friction by letting you do common actions without context switching.
Routinery
Supports follow-through by turning routines into a step-by-step flow.
Text Blaze
Reduces working memory load by turning repeated text into quick shortcuts.
Whering
Reduces decision fatigue by helping you plan outfits ahead of time.
YNAB (You Need A Budget)
Reduces overwhelm by creating a clear plan for money and upcoming expenses.