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Why Hush won't ship a website blocker, and the three built-in macOS ways that do it better, system-wide: Screen Time's Never Allow list, Downtime, and a Safari Focus filter that swaps Tab Groups. Plus a note on our June 11 Product Hunt launch.

https://blog.hush.science/pomodoro-deep-work-timers/ 2026-05-07T08:00:00+02:00 2026-05-07T08:00:00+02:00

Why 25 / 50 / 90 minute blocks exist, what ultradian folklore gets wrong, attention residue (Leroy 2009) in one paragraph, and a peek at possible future Hush features around Calendar logging and break blocking.

https://blog.hush.science/macbook-air-fast-again/ 2026-05-03T08:00:00+02:00 2026-05-03T10:30:00+02:00

Twelve macOS settings that actually move the needle in 2026 — plus what doesn't. None of them require an "optimizer" app.