Starting is the hard part

For a lot of people, and especially people with ADHD, the hardest part of a work block is the first thirty seconds. The task is clear and the time is there. Beginning still doesn't happen, and an hour later the task is waiting and the day feels worse for it.

Most timers and trackers assume you've already started. They ask you to create a project, pick a category, set a goal, and choose a duration. Each step is small. Each one is also another decision between you and the work, and decisions are where starting gets stuck.

One field and Enter

deepstint opens to one field. Type what you're about to do and press Enter. The timer is running and you're focusing. Client and project tags can be added while the session runs, or afterwards, when there's room to think about them.

Focus mode is visually quiet. No notifications, no badges, and no streak counter waiting to break.

No guilt in the record

Streaks and scores turn a hard day into a failure you can see. If you abandon a session after twelve minutes, most apps either delete it or show you a broken chain. deepstint saves it. Twelve minutes of work happened, and the record should say so.

That matters more when the record is also an invoice. Freelancers and consultants need a timesheet that matches the day they actually had, tagged by client and exportable without cleanup. An honest record and a billable record turn out to be the same thing.

Why there's no AI in it

We build a lot with models. deepstint doesn't have one, on purpose. A chat window or a suggested plan is one more thing to read and decide on before starting, which is the exact moment the product exists to make easier.

deepstint is live and free during beta, with no account required. Try it at deepstint.com.