Do you or your kids use any online buddy system, like Focusmate, for studying?

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I've just started using Focusmate today and love it - working online alongside one other person for a 25, 50 or 75 minute chunk. Brilliant idea - you chat for 20-30 seconds, sharing your goals and then the same again at the end, saying how you got on - you're on mute otherwise so just see them beavering away whenever your concentration is flagging.

However, I realise I'd really like one for students - ideally masters/PhD students (ie same as me)... not essential, just think I would like the vibe.

Any ideas?

I've not heard of it before, but it sounds like a really useful motivational tool for lots of areas in life....not just study; I'd definitely sign up to something like this to do house work if I had a buddy also doing housework somewhere! Chat for a bit re the room we're going to focus on, agree to meet after an agreed time for a virtual cuppa and a ta-da-look-what-achieved-how-did-you-get-on? Type thing!

Yes I've been using for two days now and it REALLY HELPS!!

They say you can sign up to do housework or meditate etc but all the people I've met so far have been doing some sort of work/writing. That said you could definitely do it alongside them, just declaring what you plan to do, so why not give it a go? 3 sessions a week is free and unbelievably easy to sign up...

Never heard of it but DH has ADHD, mainly inattentive, and works much better in this way. I'll see if he'll have a look at it.

Thank you for posting

there's even a group for ADHD and one for neurodiverse

I used https://www.thephdforum.com/study-room during my PhD especially during lockdowns and being stuck at home. Really helped with having some accountability!