Time Blindness Visualizer

See time passing instead of just reading a number. Set a length and a coloured wedge shrinks as the minutes go, so elapsed and remaining time are obvious at a glance. A visual timer for time blindness. Runs in your browser, free, no sign-up.

Time blindness is finding it hard to feel how much time has passed or is left, and a plain clock does not help much. This time blindness tool is a visual timer that shows the remaining time as a coloured wedge, which shrinks steadily so you can see time going rather than reading digits. It works as a time-awareness visualizer for focus sessions, transitions and any task where losing track of time is a problem.

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The coloured slice is the time you have left. It shrinks as the minutes pass, so a glance tells you how much is gone and how much remains without doing any maths. It turns red in the last stretch as a heads-up.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Set the length

    Choose how long you want, from a few minutes to an hour, with a preset or your own number.

  2. 2

    Watch it shrink

    Start the timer and the coloured wedge shrinks as time passes, so the remaining slice is clear.

  3. 3

    Notice the transitions

    Glance over as the wedge gets small to feel the time running out and wrap up in good time.

When it comes in handy

Focus sessions

See how much of your work block is left without doing the maths on a clock.

Transitions

Give a five-minute warning before leaving the house or switching tasks that you can actually see.

Kids and routines

Show children how much time is left for a task in a way that does not rely on reading a clock.

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Frequently asked questions

What is time blindness?
It is difficulty sensing the passage of time: how long something has taken, or how much is left before you need to stop. It is common with ADHD and means a task can eat far more time than it felt like, or a deadline can arrive with no warning. Making time visible is one of the more practical ways to work with it.
How does a visual timer help?
Digits on a clock tell you the time but not the feeling of it running out. A shrinking wedge shows the remaining time as an amount you can see at a glance, so the gap between now and the end is obvious. That visible countdown makes it easier to pace a task and to notice when it is time to wrap up.
What length should I set?
Match it to the task. A short 5 or 10 minutes suits a transition or a quick job, while 25 to 50 minutes suits a focus block. Keep the visualizer where you can see it out of the corner of your eye, so you catch the wedge getting small without having to stop and check.

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