🎯 Anti-Cheat Focus Session
The complete workflow for a single focused work session with integrity verification
What is an Anti-Cheat Focus Session?
An Anti-Cheat Focus Session is a single work cycle that prevents post-session data manipulation by requiring upfront planning before the timer starts.
Key Principle: Plan first, work second, reflect third. This sequence ensures authentic productivity tracking and prevents gaming the system.
Critical Independence Rule: Each Anti-Cheat Focus Session is completely independent. Never reuse planning data from previous sessions. Each session must start with fresh planning decisions.
Why "Anti-Cheat"?
- Locked Planning: Category and project are chosen before work begins
- Time Integrity: Duration reflects actual focused work time
- Accurate POF: Proof of Focus scores based on real planning vs execution
Single Session
1️⃣
One complete cycle from planning to break
Complete Anti-Cheat Focus Session Workflow
1
Plan
Pre-Session Planning Form
Before the timer starts, you must fill out the planning form:
- Category: What type of work (Deciding, Doing, Defining, etc.)
- Project: Which project or team project
- Note: What specifically you plan to accomplish
- Duration: How long you plan to focus
Anti-Cheat Protection: This data is locked in once you start the timer and cannot be changed during or after the session.
No Data Reuse: This planning form must be filled out fresh for each session. Never pre-populate or carry over data from previous sessions.
2
Work
Focus Timer Session
During the timer, you focus on your planned work:
- Timer starts after planning is complete
- Visual timer shows countdown
- Audio alerts for session completion
- No changes allowed to planning data
POF Calculation
Advanced technology measures focus quality during this phase for accurate Proof of Focus scoring.
3
Log
Post-Session Logging (4-Minute Window)
After the timer ends, you have 4 minutes to complete your session log:
Auto-Submit Countdown: If you don't submit within 4 minutes, the session auto-submits with lower POF points than manual entry.
Your Options:
- Log Session: Confirm your work and add execution notes
- Cancel Session: Discard if you weren't focused (no logging)
- Auto-Submit: System logs automatically (reduced POF)
Anti-Cheat Verification
Category and project fields are locked and display your original planning data with yellow highlighting.
4
Receipt
Session Receipt + Take a Break
All session outcomes lead to this confirmation and break page:
Part A: Session Receipt
- Confirmation of successful logging
- Auto-logged session notification
- Cancelled session confirmation
- POF score and points earned
Part B: Take a Break
- Short break timer (5 minutes default)
- Option to extend to long break
- "Start New Cycle" button
- Return to step 1 for next session
Implementation Guidelines for Developers
Key Technical Requirements:
- Pre-session data stored before timer starts
- Category dropdown locked with yellow styling
- 4-minute auto-submit countdown
- All outcomes flow to receipt page
- Clear form data between sessions
- Never pre-populate from previous sessions
Common Implementation Issues:
- Category dropdown showing blank options
- Missing 4-minute countdown timer
- Incorrect flow to receipt page
- Anti-cheat styling not applied
- CRITICAL BUG: Reusing planning data from previous sessions
- Form not clearing between sessions
Reference Documents: See
MAC_APP_CATEGORY_DROPDOWN_BLANK_BUG_PERMANENT_FIX.md and TROUBLESHOOTING_INDEX.md for detailed implementation fixes.