Zentral Launches Mindfulness-Driven Productivity App to Combat Digital Overload and Burnout

Zentral, a new productivity platform, has launched a Chrome extension that combines focus timers, task management, and distraction blocking with mindfulness practices such as guided breathwork, daily affirmations, and reflective journaling. This marks the first tool of its kind designed to transform the browser into a calm, intentional workspace for freelancers, entrepreneurs, students, and professionals juggling multiple priorities.

Built to address rising burnout and digital overload in the workforce, Zentral aims to make productivity more sustainable and healthier by encouraging users to slow down, breathe, and set clear intentions before starting work. Founder Josh Gallup emphasized that unlike traditional productivity apps that push people to do more faster, Zentral flips the script by integrating mindfulness into everyday tasks.

Key features include Mindful Focus Sessions with guided breathwork to reduce stress and sharpen focus, journaling and reflection prompts for tracking progress and improving self-awareness, a lightweight to-do and project management system, a website blocker to limit digital distractions, ambient audio and screen tinting for a calming digital environment, and daily streaks and affirmations to build lasting habits.

Research indicates that mindfulness practices can improve focus by up to 16% and significantly lower stress levels, making Zentral's approach a timely innovation. The app is now available on the Chrome Web Store, and more information can be found at zentral.life.