Choose the drawer, desk, or shelf before starting.
Stage labels show the default plan. Finish a stage to prepare the next, or Reset to change stages and duration.
SortCounting down
10:00
Stay inside one small area. Leave other cupboards closed.
Ready when you are. Nothing starts automatically.
Choose 1–180 whole minutes before starting.
No saved sessions. No effect on your workspace timer. Leaving or reloading clears this clock. Completion is silent.
Draw the boundary before opening a drawer
Choose a space small enough to leave usable when the timer ends: one desk surface, one shelf, or the tray by the front door. Resist emptying a whole cupboard onto the floor. The point of a short reset is to finish with less to deal with than when you began.
Put a bag or box nearby for items that are leaving the area. Keep decisions simple. Obvious rubbish can go; something that belongs in another room can wait in the box until the putting-away stage. Difficult decisions can stay for a session with more time.
Do not spend the whole interval sorting
This timer divides the default fifteen minutes into ten for sorting and five for closing the job. The second stage matters: return useful items, take rubbish out, and move the box to its proper destination. A neat set of piles is still work waiting to be finished.
The timer will not switch stages on its own. When Sort ends, stop opening new areas, prepare Put away, and start it. You can shorten either stage before it starts. For a small desk, five minutes of each may be plenty.
Make the result easy to use tomorrow
Think about the next thing you will do in that space. If you want to write, leave room for the notebook and put the pen where your hand will reach. If the surface is an entryway, give keys a predictable place. A useful reset supports the next ordinary action; it does not have to look like a photograph.
Before you start
Is fifteen minutes enough to declutter?
It can be enough for a small, clearly bounded area. It is not a promise to finish a room. Choose a smaller surface if putting everything away would take longer than the session.
Can I use this as a cleaning timer?
Yes, for a small everyday task. Adjust the stages to fit the job, and keep any product instructions or required waiting times separate from this general-purpose countdown.
What if I am not finished when Sort ends?
Use Put away to make the area usable, even if some decisions remain. Keep those items together for later instead of opening a new area. You can always plan another short session.