SukhaSukha: The flow state app

The Sukha App:
Gentle Focus
for Writers

THE CURSOR IS BLINKING. LET'S GET THE WORDS FLOWING.

Writing can be frustrating…

…or it can flow…

The secret is
finding your Flow State.

Hundreds of writers
find their Flow State
with Sukha.

Lenny Rachitsky calls Sukha a game changer: I got more done in the last 3 hours than I did all of yesterday!
Medium Blogger: This app makes me happy to work. You only need one app to change your world around.
Founder of Four Minute Books: All the best strategies and tactics in one coherent solution. Sukha's the last productivity app you'll ever need.
Melissa Wiley, novelist: If I try to fly solo while writing, I'm fighting distractions the whole time. If I fire up Sukha, I work.
Medium Blogger: Sukha is a haven of calm productivity.
Medium Blogger: My morning Sukha session is the highlight of my day.
Tina, Novelist: I cannot believe how focused I get. Sukha changed how I did everything.
Advertising Copywriter: I get more solid work done now from 9 to 12 than I used to all day.
Book Editor: I was struggling with brain fog, but fixed my productivity with Sukha.
Professional Copywriter: If you're working alone from home like me, Sukha provides a sense of community and motivation which is invaluable.
Writer: Sukha has been a godsend for podcasting, writing and all the critical but easy-to-put-off things which move the needle on a meaningful life.
Novelist and Writing Teacher: Over the years I've tried just about every time management solution out there. Nothing has kept me engaged like Sukha — the difference is its point system.
Novelist and Writing Teacher: Over the years I've tried just about every time management solution out there. Nothing has kept me engaged like Sukha — the difference is its point system.
Writer: Sukha has been a godsend for podcasting, writing and all the critical but easy-to-put-off things which move the needle on a meaningful life.
Professional Copywriter: If you're working alone from home like me, Sukha provides a sense of community and motivation which is invaluable.
Book Editor: I was struggling with brain fog, but fixed my productivity with Sukha.
Advertising Copywriter: I get more solid work done now from 9 to 12 than I used to all day.
Tina, Novelist: I cannot believe how focused I get. Sukha changed how I did everything.
Medium Blogger: My morning Sukha session is the highlight of my day.
Medium Blogger: Sukha is a haven of calm productivity.
Melissa Wiley, novelist: If I try to fly solo while writing, I'm fighting distractions the whole time. If I fire up Sukha, I work.
Founder of Four Minute Books: All the best strategies and tactics in one coherent solution. Sukha's the last productivity app you'll ever need.
Medium Blogger: This app makes me happy to work. You only need one app to change your world around.
Lenny Rachitsky calls Sukha a game changer: I got more done in the last 3 hours than I did all of yesterday!

But Flow States are a myth, right?
Like Atlantis, bigfoot and
a good Matrix sequel…

Nope.

Your Flow State is a real thing.

A calm, protected environment where distractions fall away,
your mind remains clear
and the words flow…

Writer wearing headphones, protected from distracting notifications while she writes

I wrote a whole blog post about Flow States if you wanna go deep

Focus is the new moat.

AI slop is everywhere, and what keeps you ahead is your creativity.

The creativity that comes from going deep.

This is why
Sukha is the leading
flow state app for writers.

Try Sukha free

So what is Sukha exactly?

Sukha is a website that you run in the background while you write…

Screenshot of the Sukha focus app dashboard

Sukha helps you into your Flow State with…

  • •flow music
  • •app and website blocking
  • •a helpful assistant to break down ideas
  • •and more

Our writers' favorite features are:

Writing to the sounds of a coffeeshop

Writing to the sounds of a coffeeshop

Customizing their writing sprints

Customizing their writing sprints

Seeing their progress visually

Frequently asked questions

Writing words is similar but not the same as writing computer code or designing graphics. Writers spend more time researching (n.b. this can turn into procrastination), outlining, rewriting, etc.
Sukha blocks the tabs and apps that interrupt a draft, plays music built for sustained writing, and uses an AI coach to turn a stuck revision into a short list of specific next steps. (p.s. it’s “writers like I” - it’s the subjective case: “...writers like I (am)” See? A few bucks for the app, but jokes and copy edits for free. You’re welcome.)
Sukha is a complete flow state app that features highly customizable distraction blocking, unlike rigid single-feature website blockers. You can whitelist essential research sites (like Wikipedia or dictionaries) while simultaneously blocking social media, news, and email. And if your “research” demands access to Instagram, you can whitelist it, too, but my eyebrows will be raised if we ever meet.
In short, you and I know the difference between “I need to look up the capital of 14th-century France for my manuscript” and “I have now spent 45 minutes reading the Wikipedia page for Gruyère cheese.” We let you do the research; we just cut off access to the cheese.
A focus app can't invent your next sentence, but it can clear away the things that masquerade as writer's block: the open inbox, the “quick research,” the notification that pulls you out of the paragraph. Sukha closes those off and keeps a running task list so the next move stays visible.
Yes - Tony & I built-in a simple task manager that can track a project across many sessions instead of just one sitting, so a long draft breaks down into chapters and scenes you can actually see progress on.
No app can force inspiration, but a complete flow state app like Sukha is scientifically designed to trigger the neurological conditions required for creative focus.
Single-feature timer apps just count down minutes; Sukha integrates flow-inducing music, cognitive task breakdown, and distraction blocking to lower the friction of getting started.
I've been there - the “Muse” is a terrible employee who rarely shows up on time. Don't wait for her. Instead rely on the fact that if you put on the right audio, block out the noise, and give your brain one clear sentence to write, the inspiration usually follows about ten minutes later.
Willpower gets you to the chair (that's on you) but Sukha keeps you there and helps you capture it all when the words…flow. And it's way healthier than throwing back daiquiris at El Floridita like Hemingway..
Sukha is built for anyone doing deep, uninterrupted work on their laptop or desktop.
Writers, developers, and designers all use the same core toolkit, focus music, distraction blocking, task management, and an AI coach, tuned to how each type of work actually happens.

Nothing to install. Sukha runs on Mac, Windows and Chromebook, in any Chromium browser (Chrome, Edge, Arc, Brave), so you can start a writing session straight after you sign up.

Blocking covers websites and apps on your computer and on your phone, which matters for a draft, because the thing that pulls you out of a sentence is usually not on the same screen as the sentence. There is also an optional free Chrome extension if you want the blocking to reach further across your browser.

If you're ready to never say these things again…

  • •“I'm working on my draft…still.”
  • •“I'll just do a little more research and THEN I'll start on this chapter…”
  • •“I've rewritten the first paragraph five times and I'm still on page one.”

…then you're ready for Sukha.

Start writing now

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