# I Let a Stranger Watch Me Work for a Day — And I’ve Never Been More Productive - MEL Magazine

<https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/focusmate-review-productivity-work-hack>

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## What Jamie wrote

I had never heard of [FocusMate](https://www.focusmate.com/) before but it’s an intriguing service. I could particularly see people that work remote full-time using it. There has to be some interesting psychology going on here.

## Facts

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## Appears in

- [WT101: Weekly Thing #101 / Apr 13, 2019](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/101/), Notable Links 📌

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