A small start can be enough.

The hardest part of working, for me, is starting.

Traditional focus timers never worked very well. A Pomodoro required me to commit to 25 minutes before I had even begun. A stopwatch had no visible end, and choosing a countdown meant deciding how long I ought to work. Each option made starting feel bigger than it needed to be.

Five minutes felt different. It was short enough to feel genuinely doable: I could focus for five minutes, and when they were over, I was allowed to stop.

But as it turned out, starting was all I needed. When the timer ended, I found myself choosing another five minutes, and then another. Each block became a gentle checkpoint: continue if I wanted to, or finish without having failed.

5 Minute Grove is my attempt to wrap that way of working in a simple, cozy package. Start with five minutes. When the timer ends, add five more, switch tasks, or finish there. As you work, each focused minute helps your grove grow.

It isn’t about squeezing as much work as possible out of every focus. It’s about making the first step approachable and letting momentum grow voluntarily.