Wordle
The daily five-letter word puzzle, one game a day, scores shared with friends
A free browser puzzle from The New York Times: six guesses to find a five-letter word, with each guess colored to show which letters are right and in place. Everyone gets the same word, and there is only one a day, so it works as a shared morning ritual rather than a time sink. Players trade starting words and compare scores by text, and variants exist for four words (Quordle), eight (Octordle) and equations (Nerdle). A few minutes of logic before the inbox opens is the appeal.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- Bill GatesDoes it
Microsoft co-founder · Gates Notes reading lists
Starts every day with it, then Quordle and Octordle, then checks email to see how friends and family scored. He likes vowel-heavy openers such as AUDIO or OUNCE, usually finishes in four guesses, and values that the daily limit stops him playing all day.
Source: Gates Notes: I can't stop playing Wordle!
Aimed at the same thing
Other entries filed under focus.
- App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.On record from 5 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it
- App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Readwise
Syncs your highlights and resurfaces them a few at a time
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it, 1 recommends it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Website and app blocker
Software that makes distracting sites genuinely unavailable on a schedule
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 2 recommend it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Headspace
Guided meditation app built around ten-minute sessions, voiced by Andy Puddicombe
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 1 recommends it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it
- App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it
App entry · notes paraphrased from cited sources, quoted excerpts copied from the transcript they link to. Not medical advice. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or reviewed by anyone listed. How this works.