blog.movedoro.comA 20-minute nap beats caffeine after 3 p.m.Around 2 p.m., something happens. You were fine an hour ago, but now you're re-reading the same line of code. Your coffee mug is empty and it's probably time for another. That's not a caffeine deficiency. It's a biological process your body runs ever...2h ago·2 min read
blog.movedoro.comYour break is indoors. That's why it's not working.There's something most of us get wrong about breaks. We step away from the screen, walk to the kitchen, pace around the office, or scroll Twitter standing up. We call it a break. But research says it's not restoring the thing you've been depleting. W...1d ago·2 min read
blog.movedoro.comYour Pomodoro break isn't a real break (this 5-minute pattern fixes it)Most developers take their Pomodoro break and immediately open Twitter. That's not a break. That's just a different kind of scrolling. Your visual cortex is still processing. Your attention network is still jumping between stimuli. The timer finishes...2d ago·2 min read
blog.movedoro.comYou're probably coding dehydrated (and losing 25% of your output)There's a gap between when you're impaired and when you actually feel thirsty. Researchers who study hydration keep coming back to this problem. Thirst is a late indicator. By the time you notice it, your brain has already been running slower. The nu...3d ago·2 min read
blog.movedoro.com4.5 minutes of exercise rewires your brain (new neuroscience)Researchers in 2026 put tiny sensors on people's foreheads to watch their brains during exercise. Not during a 45-minute gym session. During 90-second bursts of movement sprinkled through the workday. What they found is hard to shake: exercise snacks...4d ago·3 min read
