The Hawser blog
Practical guides on focus, distraction and getting started, plus notes from building Hawser in public.
How to block a YouTube channel: what works and what doesn't
Keep a channel out of your feed, hide it completely on a computer, or block it for a child. Plus why YouTube's Block user only hides comments, not videos.
Best body doubling app for your ADHD failure mode
Live sessions, work-with-me streams, or an AI body double that notices drift: which one fits depends on where your focus breaks. Plus a one week test to run before you pay for anything.
Body doubling, neurodivergent: a solo protocol
No partner today? A one hour session you can run alone, with one rule for drift, tuned for ADHD and autistic working styles, and honest about what structure can't replace.
Body doubling groups: find one that fits your brain
Where to find a free group on Reddit, Discord or Focusmate, how to join or host a session without awkwardness, and the red flags to watch for.
What is body doubling? The focus trick that works when discipline doesn't
Working next to someone, even silently, keeps you anchored to the task. Why presence beats willpower, five ways to try it this week, and where it honestly falls short.
Why you ignore your own reminders (and what actually gets through)
You set the reminder. You wanted the reminder. You dismissed it in half a second. Why alert fatigue beats good intentions, and the four things that make a nudge actually land.
The 8 best focus apps for Windows in 2026, compared honestly
Cold Turkey, Freedom, RescueTime, FocusMe, LeechBlock, Forest, Focus Bear, and Hawser. What each one does best, what it costs, and where it falls short, by a founder who builds one of them.
Why website blockers don't work when your job lives in a browser
A blocker can't tell a 10 hour work day from a 10 hour binge. The screen looks identical to it. Here's why the blocklist model breaks down for knowledge work, and what context-awareness changes.