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It's designed to be somewhere in view of the person using it. People with ADHD (myself included) struggle with time blindness and just starting tasks in general

It's designed to be somewhere in view of the person using it. People with ADHD (myself included) struggle with time blindness and just starting tasks in general, so this helps with that (I hope) by: a) making the start of your tasks just a simple press of a button b) keeping your progress of time and your deadline right in front of you. It's just another one of pomodoro apps that I made specifically for myself and wanted to share in case someone wants to use it as well :)

Ragii 4y ago
Maybe you can try turning it into a progressive web app so it can be installed and receive notifications
vineyardmike 4y ago
A suggestion I have (as a time-blind ADHD person): try to hijack the browsers’ Picture in Picture mode, or display a timer icon in the window bar or tab favicon. Unless you keep your browser tab open, you can’t see it. A “gauge” icon in the browser bar would be enough to actually be in view without being distracting. Repackaging as a plug-in would give you a tab-free icon.
- IndigoIncognito 4y ago
  Maybe a "livestream-esq" video would work
- rpastuszak 4y ago
  Screen-level overlays work nicely if you can take the native route (or use sth like Tauri). I have a goat showing up on the screen at random intervals and telling the to slow the fuck down when I speak: https://twitter.com/rafalpast/status/1272945933228167169 https://twitter.com/rafalpast/status/1272945933228167169 For time management I'm using Be Focused (always visible + sound cues)
- myhf 4y ago
  Yes, time display in the window title can be nice. I made a simple web app for a similar purpose, that demonstrates the technique: http://pclock.github.io/ http://pclock.github.io/ based on an old flash app: https://davidseah.com/2007/01/a-chindogu-clock-for-procrastinators/ https://davidseah.com/2007/01/a-chindogu-clock-for-procrasti...
- peebeebee 4y ago
  Indeed. Here is a very lightweight demo I did with this: https://pipodoro.vercel.app https://pipodoro.vercel.app Code can be found on https://github.com/peebeebee/pipodoro https://github.com/peebeebee/pipodoro
lelanthran 4y ago
> It's designed to be somewhere in view of the person using it. Then it really shouldn't be a browser app, it needs to be a local app that runs in the taskbar. I've made two of these in the past: V1, browser based: the browser simply wasn't viable because there's no taskbar timer. V2, Bash+zenity script to run locally, pops up a uncloseable, uncoverable and omnipresent (across all workspaces) window, with a progress bar showing the time as it elapses[1], and properly sends desktop notifications. A much more functional experience than V1 which was invisible while I was working, stuck on a single workspace (I have nine in a 3x3 grid) and frequently didn't send notifications. V3, Next iteration, local application without a window but with taskbar integration for timer display. Might just decide to hack zenity to provide a 'taskbar' widget. [1] If you're interested my V2 app (run locally), see https://gist.github.com/lelanthran/bbbcf5c8b6b26c9bc0263384a22b4f61 https://gist.github.com/lelanthran/bbbcf5c8b6b26c9bc0263384a...
- cj 4y ago
  > the browser simply wasn't viable because there's no taskbar timer. Chrome supports badges on chrome extensions. E.g. I've built a chrome extension that shows an "On" badge when it's activated in the current tab. Via the same mechanism you could display the number of minutes remaining. Edit: Random article showing this in action: https://dev.to/paulasantamaria/chrome-extensions-adding-a-badge-644 https://dev.to/paulasantamaria/chrome-extensions-adding-a-ba... -- also, no idea if it's supported in v3
  - lelanthran 4y ago
    > Chrome supports badges on chrome extensions. Then it's not a browser app anymore, it's a chrome app. Maybe not even that, it's a chrome app that needs a specific extension as well? I'm using Firefox. Having to install Chome+extensions just for a pomodoro app is extremely unappealing to me.
    - refulgentis 4y ago
      Nah, you’re reaching too far to neg your interlocutor, been available for mobile for years and even Safari finally shipped it
rmdes 4y ago
I would package this as a local nativefier app and have it running as a dedicated app/window for it to make sense for me.. This as a browser tab would just get lost. Is there source code for this?
- grzracz 4y ago
  Yep! https://github.com/grzracz/BrainPlsWork https://github.com/grzracz/BrainPlsWork Enjoy :)
smcleod 4y ago
For me it would make more sense as a (native) desktop app, personally I like the idea of attention / flow timers but not if they're another browser tab (or electron app.
halfcat 4y ago
One idea to explore, is using analog-looking timers instead of the digital-looking ones. I’ve heard this recommended by a number of “time blind” folks.

Ragii 4y ago

Maybe you can try turning it into a progressive web app so it can be installed and receive notifications

vineyardmike 4y ago

A suggestion I have (as a time-blind ADHD person): try to hijack the browsers’ Picture in Picture mode, or display a timer icon in the window bar or tab favicon. Unless you keep your browser tab open, you can’t see it. A “gauge” icon in the browser bar would be enough to actually be in view without being distracting. Repackaging as a plug-in would give you a tab-free icon.

IndigoIncognito 4y ago
Maybe a "livestream-esq" video would work
rpastuszak 4y ago
Screen-level overlays work nicely if you can take the native route (or use sth like Tauri). I have a goat showing up on the screen at random intervals and telling the to slow the fuck down when I speak: https://twitter.com/rafalpast/status/1272945933228167169 https://twitter.com/rafalpast/status/1272945933228167169 For time management I'm using Be Focused (always visible + sound cues)
myhf 4y ago
Yes, time display in the window title can be nice. I made a simple web app for a similar purpose, that demonstrates the technique: http://pclock.github.io/ http://pclock.github.io/ based on an old flash app: https://davidseah.com/2007/01/a-chindogu-clock-for-procrastinators/ https://davidseah.com/2007/01/a-chindogu-clock-for-procrasti...
peebeebee 4y ago
Indeed. Here is a very lightweight demo I did with this: https://pipodoro.vercel.app https://pipodoro.vercel.app Code can be found on https://github.com/peebeebee/pipodoro https://github.com/peebeebee/pipodoro

lelanthran 4y ago

> It's designed to be somewhere in view of the person using it. Then it really shouldn't be a browser app, it needs to be a local app that runs in the taskbar. I've made two of these in the past: V1, browser based: the browser simply wasn't viable because there's no taskbar timer. V2, Bash+zenity script to run locally, pops up a uncloseable, uncoverable and omnipresent (across all workspaces) window, with a progress bar showing the time as it elapses[1], and properly sends desktop notifications. A much more functional experience than V1 which was invisible while I was working, stuck on a single workspace (I have nine in a 3x3 grid) and frequently didn't send notifications. V3, Next iteration, local application without a window but with taskbar integration for timer display. Might just decide to hack zenity to provide a 'taskbar' widget. [1] If you're interested my V2 app (run locally), see https://gist.github.com/lelanthran/bbbcf5c8b6b26c9bc0263384a22b4f61 https://gist.github.com/lelanthran/bbbcf5c8b6b26c9bc0263384a...

cj 4y ago
> the browser simply wasn't viable because there's no taskbar timer. Chrome supports badges on chrome extensions. E.g. I've built a chrome extension that shows an "On" badge when it's activated in the current tab. Via the same mechanism you could display the number of minutes remaining. Edit: Random article showing this in action: https://dev.to/paulasantamaria/chrome-extensions-adding-a-badge-644 https://dev.to/paulasantamaria/chrome-extensions-adding-a-ba... -- also, no idea if it's supported in v3
- lelanthran 4y ago
  > Chrome supports badges on chrome extensions. Then it's not a browser app anymore, it's a chrome app. Maybe not even that, it's a chrome app that needs a specific extension as well? I'm using Firefox. Having to install Chome+extensions just for a pomodoro app is extremely unappealing to me.
  - refulgentis 4y ago
    Nah, you’re reaching too far to neg your interlocutor, been available for mobile for years and even Safari finally shipped it

rmdes 4y ago

I would package this as a local nativefier app and have it running as a dedicated app/window for it to make sense for me.. This as a browser tab would just get lost. Is there source code for this?

grzracz 4y ago
Yep! https://github.com/grzracz/BrainPlsWork https://github.com/grzracz/BrainPlsWork Enjoy :)

smcleod 4y ago

For me it would make more sense as a (native) desktop app, personally I like the idea of attention / flow timers but not if they're another browser tab (or electron app.

halfcat 4y ago

One idea to explore, is using analog-looking timers instead of the digital-looking ones. I’ve heard this recommended by a number of “time blind” folks.