Study tips, focus techniques and productivity guides

Long-form guides on how focus actually works, written for people with exams coming.

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How to Build a Study Streak That Survives Bad Days

Streaks fail on the bad days, not the good ones. Set the daily minimum low enough that a bad day still counts, and the streak holds.

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Study Tips8 min read

How to Build a Study Streak That Survives Bad Days

Streaks fail on the bad days, not the good ones. Set the daily minimum low enough that a bad day still counts, and the streak holds.

Study Tips9 min read

How to Run a Group Study Challenge (That People Actually Finish)

Most group challenges die in week two because nobody agreed what counts and nobody can see the score. Seven steps that fix both.

Comparisons9 min read

The Best Habit Tracker Apps for Students in 2026

Most habit trackers record a checkbox. For a study habit you want the time recorded, not the tick. Eight apps compared on exactly that.

Comparisons10 min read

The Best Gamified Study Apps in 2026

Trees, pets, coins, ranks and leaderboards. Nine apps that gamify studying, sorted by whether the game mechanic still works after week three.

Comparisons9 min read

Best Study Apps with Leaderboards and Accountability (2026)

A solo streak breaks quietly. These seven apps make a missed day visible to someone else, through leaderboards, group goals or a live room.

Comparisons11 min read

The Best Focus Timer Apps in 2026 (Tested and Priced)

Ten focus timers, what each is actually for, and what three years of each one costs. Only one has the full set of tracking, groups and leaderboard without a subscription.

Comparisons9 min read

The Best Pomodoro Apps in 2026

Nine Pomodoro apps, what each does differently, and which ones charge you every month for a countdown timer.

Comparisons9 min read

Best Study Timer Apps for Students in 2026

Eight study timers ranked for students, including the free ones that beat the paid ones.

Comparisons8 min read

The Best Apps for Deep Work in 2026

Deep work needs three different tools, not one. Which apps do each job, and what the stack costs.

Time Management12 min read

The Pomodoro Technique: A Complete Guide to Focused Productivity

I've watched over 1,000 students use the Pomodoro Technique through Peazehub. Here's what actually works, what doesn't, and how to make it stick.

Study Tips10 min read

6 Best Focus Timer Techniques for Students in 2026

Six focus timer techniques, compared honestly by someone who watches students use all of them every day. Including which ones people actually stick with.

Productivity11 min read

How to Stop Procrastinating: 8 Science-Backed Strategies That Actually Work

Procrastination is an emotion problem, not a laziness problem. Eight strategies from psychology research, plus what I've seen work for the students using Peazehub.

Productivity9 min read

Pomodoro vs 52/17 vs 90-Minute Cycles: Which Focus Method Is Best?

Pomodoro isn't the only timer method. An honest comparison of the three big ones, with usage data from the students on Peazehub.

Study Tips8 min read

Why Study Groups Make You 3x More Productive (And How to Run One)

Solo studying is a willpower test most people fail. What the research says about study groups, and what I've learned watching hundreds of them on Peazehub.

Focus timers

Reading is great — practicing is better. Pick a timer and start a session.

25 min Pomodoro 50/10 method 52 min (52/17 Rule)60 min Timebox 90 min Deep Work Pomodoro with Music Aesthetic Pomodoro