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Configuring Break Sessions

Rize's Break Session settings enable you to tailor breaks to your unique work habits, ensuring you take them in a way that best supports your workflow and prevents overwork.

Enabling or Disabling Automatic Break Detection​

Automatic Break Detection can be enabled or disabled in Settings > Breaks. If Automatic Break Detection is enabled, Rize will automatically create break sessions in your timeline based on your activity.

Screenshot showing settings for Breaks

Setting Break Session Duration​

Defaults for Break Session duration can be changed in Settings > Breaks.

  • Use Default Break Duration to set the default duration of your Break Sessions.
  • Use Maximum Break Duration to change the maximum allowable break time before Rize automatically detects and logs a break.

Enabling or Disabling Full Screen Break Mode​

By default, Rize will create a full screen break when you manually start a Break to encourage you to spend time away from the computer.

Full Screen Break Mode can be enabled or disabled in Settings > Breaks.

Screenshot showing how to toggle Full Screen Break Mode in Settings

Configuring idle detection​

Each app and website rule has a Detect Idle Time setting. Turn it off when time in that app or website should remain tracked while you step away.

You can also manage these exceptions from Settings > Activity > Idle-Exempt Apps & Websites. Activity in an idle-exempt app or website keeps being tracked while you are inactive, so it never triggers an idle state.

Idle-Exempt Apps & Websites dialog with the Idle-exempt and All views and a toggle per app or website
Workspaces still on categories

Until your workspace migrates to App & Website Rules, Idle Detection is enabled or disabled per category in Settings > Categories. By default it is disabled for Entertainment, In Person Meetings, Messaging, Learning, Sales, Shopping, and Video Conferencing.