While building CogniFocus, I realized most people don t consciously decide to stop focusing.
It usually starts with I ll check one thing, and then suddenly 15 minutes disappear. The dangerous part is how automatic it feels. You don t intentionally quit the session; your brain just slowly drifts away from it.
That changed how I think about focus apps. A timer can track time, but it doesn t react when your attention starts slipping. So, I started building around interruption recovery and attention protection instead of only counting minutes.
Curious if others experience the same thing too or if it s just me?
Hey Product Hunt, 👋
I’m Qasim, founder of CogniElevate and maker of CogniFocus.
This is my first product, bootstrapped and built from a problem I kept running into myself.
I’d start a focus timer, then still end up switching apps mid-session without even noticing.
The timer kept running, but my focus was already gone.
The bigger pain was not just distraction.It was the time wasted after it.
One “quick check” turns into 10 minutes, then 20, then the whole session feels lost.
So, I built CogniFocus to help protect focus time, not just track it.
It combines:
a focus timer
Distraction Shield app blocking
streaks and XP
recovery nudges
a Goblin companion that reacts when you start, drift, or finish
Sometimes it roasts you. Sometimes it praises you. Less like a timer.
More like someone saying: bro, stay here.
Would love feedback from the PH community:
Does the companion angle make focus feel more motivating or would it get annoying over time?