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The brainrot detox timer
Four 45 minute blocks off the feed, with a 5 minute check-in between, advancing on their own. Start it, put the phone face down, and go do something slow; the rings empty in silence, one chime opens each check-in, and another ends it.
Cold turkey tends to end at the first notification. A bounded check-in works with the itch instead of against it: whatever shows up mid-block can wait, because a window for it is already on the clock. Most feeds turn out to hold about five minutes of actual news; the other forty-five come back.
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Why 45 and 5?
Long enough off the feed for your attention to settle, short enough to be believable on a first try. The check-in has edges: it opens with a chime and closes with one. Stretch the blocks or add rounds in Cycles once it starts feeling easy.
Do I have to watch the rings?
No. The countdown follows the clock in a background tab and the chime carries. Put the phone in another room if that helps; the dial is the one screen that never scrolls.
Does a timer actually help with brainrot?
It gives the next few hours a shape. A feed is open-ended by design; a block with a visible end and a scheduled look at the phone removes the just-one-more negotiation. What you do off the feed is yours: a walk, a chapter, actual work.
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Use as a stream overlay
Add it as a browser source in OBS; the background stays transparent. Change t for any length.
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What is a radial timer?
A radial timer draws the countdown as 20 concentric rings, one for each twentieth of the duration. Rings empty one by one, outermost first, so a glance shows how far along you are without reading a digit.
The timers here are free online countdown timers. Run several at once, take one fullscreen, or pop one out picture-in-picture to float over other apps. Each chimes at zero and keeps counting in a background tab. With a free account, any timer exports as a video.
Does it keep running in a background tab?
Yes. The countdown follows the clock, so it stays on time while you work in another tab and still chimes at zero. The picture-in-picture popout keeps a small dial in view the whole way.
Can I export a timer as a video?
Yes. Sign in with a free account and any timer exports as a 16:9 MP4 of the whole countdown.
Can I put a timer on my stream?
Yes. In OBS, add a browser source pointing at radialtimers.com/overlay?t=25m and a transparent dial counts down over your scene. Change t for any length, like 90s or 3h.
How many timers can I run at once?
As many as you need. Each timer gets its own dial and runs on its own, which suits interval workouts, several dishes on the stove, or a room of activity stations.