Twenty

When thinking about the number twenty, you'd much rather see it as an age than an amount of time. Why? Well, simply because as far as time is concerned, we feel stressed whenever there's a sort of count involved.

Regardless, even if the passing of time scares us, it's good to organize ourselves by using this concept to our advantage. Twenty, as the app is called, will help you achieve that by implementing a strict work routine based on twenty-minute work sessions with breaks in between.

While it might sound a tad strict, the 20-20-20 rule is nothing other than a reinterpretation of the Pomodoro technique. The idea is that it's better for an individual to have short work sessions with small breaks to replenish energy than have one straight and brutal work session without any sort of relaxing routine included.

In theory, it should improve productivity by allowing one to constantly disconnect from work for a couple of minutes. It works like the reset function on a machine. It should give one a fresh restart.

The important aspect when talking about such apps is flexibility. Why? Simply because adjusting the program to one's heart is necessary for the best possible results. Maybe you feel that twenty minutes is far too little to achieve anything and would rather bump work time to forty minutes. You can do that.

The app's purpose is to remind the user to take a break in a set time interval. The played sound can be adjusted. You can even add your own motivational one.

Other features include the use of blocking apps, programs that should not trigger the usage of the app. Startup adjustments are fairly basic with your usual settings in place. Appearance can be slightly altered by opting for a dark or light theme, depending on your OS choice. Twenty is a neat application designed for keeping track of your productivity using the 20-20-20 rule.