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The textbook has been open for an hour. You haven't read a page.

You sat down to study. Then you got water. Then you reorganized your notes. Then you checked your phone. Then you decided you needed a better playlist. An hour later the textbook is open but nothing has been read. "Study" is a sequence of smaller actions, and the first one needs a start time.

"Study" isn't one action

Studying is hard to start because it's ambiguous. "Study for the exam" could mean anything: read notes, do practice problems, make flashcards, rewrite outlines. When your brain can't pick an entry point, it stalls. And when it stalls, it reaches for something easier: your phone, a snack, a different tab. Your brain is avoiding an undefined task.

The plan in Ready Time

  1. Set the deadline. Everything above it gets scheduled from there.
  2. In the app you add your own steps and how long each one really takes.
  3. Ready Time does the math and counts backward to a start time for every step.
Study Session
5 min Gather materials & notes 6:35 PM
5 min Close tabs, phone on silent 6:40 PM
5 min Review what to cover 6:45 PM
5 min Snack & water 6:50 PM
5 min Set timer & start first task 6:55 PM
Study Session 7:00 PM

Define the first 25 minutes

Ready Time doesn't plan your entire study session, just the startup sequence. Gather materials. Close distractions. Review what you'll cover. Set a timer. Start. Once the timer is running and you're five minutes in, the resistance usually breaks.

Ready Time 6:35 PM
Gather materials & notes. Study Session in 25m
Ready Time 6:45 PM
Review what to cover. Study Session in 15m
Ready Time 6:55 PM
Set timer & start first task. Study Session in 5m

Alerts that matter

Get notified when it's time to start, not when you're already late.

Each step in your plan gets its own alert, so you always know what's next and exactly how long you have.

β€œIt has helped me tremendously to manage my timeblindness, and I tell people about it all the time.”
β€” Ready Time user, 2021
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Ready Time

You know what you need to do. Ready Time tells you when.

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