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Re: Show HN: Progress Dashboard – A dashboard to stay productive with progress bars

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Post by chriswarbo »

bizzleDawg wrote: post #5

I did try "momentum" as a new tab for a while, but I've always found these kinds of things distracting - when you hit ctrl+T I'm not (and I suspect most are not) looking for inspiration, but I'm looking to find something. Maybe I'm alone in this view? If anything, I'd be tempted to make a completely blank new tab page - for me that would avoid the normal routine of seeing all my favourite favicons

Not sure which browser you use, but I only open new tabs "on demand". This is in Conkeror, where the command `find-url-new-buffer` (bound to `C-u g`) will ask for a URL then open the new tab on that URL. Perhaps there are options or addons to do this in other browsers?

This way I can have a CI dashboard as my homepage, but I only see it when I switch to it explicitly or when I close the last of my other tabs. Also, Conkeror doesn't have actual "tabs" in its UI: like Emacs, the open tabs ("buffers") are only listed after running the `switch-to-buffer` command (`C-x b`); so there's less distraction there too.

Re: Show HN: Progress Dashboard – A dashboard to stay productive with progress bars

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Post by ljoshua »

Nicely done. I recently made a progress dashboard for myself that tracked my billable hours (I consult) for the week/month in a Google Sheet, and have it pulling the data automatically from Harvest, my time tracker.

Then I have the sheet automatically emailed to myself as a PDF each morning so I can keep track of where I'm at for the week based on my budgetary needs. It visually breaks down how close I am to achieving my goals, and shows on a per-expense basis how much I've filled up the meter for the week (think "The average citizen spends the first 3 months of the year working to pay for their healthcare" type of thing).

It's been a great tool for keeping myself on target, and automatically seeing it every day has been key to its success for me.

Re: Show HN: Progress Dashboard – A dashboard to stay productive with progress bars

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Post by spectramax »

cybervegan wrote: post #9

So... what's this for? I mean, I know what progress bars are for per se but I can't see any mention of a way to tie the meter to something concrete other than time - and we already have clocks and calendars for that. I must be missing something...

It is just for time. I find this sort of thing along with motivation posters and the like - to be superfluous and for people who lack discipline. You shouldn't have to motivate yourself by looking at a poster - if that's the case then you're fixing the symptom and not the deeper mental root cause. Don't get me wrong, if this dashboard plugged into a task list or something concrete with goal, it would be useful.

Re: Show HN: Progress Dashboard – A dashboard to stay productive with progress bars

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Post by stronglikedan »

spectramax wrote: post #16
cybervegan wrote: post #9

So... what's this for? I mean, I know what progress bars are for per se but I can't see any mention of a way to tie the meter to something concrete other than time - and we already have clocks and calendars for that. I must be missing something...

It is just for time. I find this sort of thing along with motivation posters and the like - to be superfluous and for people who lack discipline. You shouldn't have to motivate yourself by looking at a poster - if that's the case then you're fixing the symptom and not the deeper mental root cause. Don't get me wrong, if this dashboard plugged into a task list or something concrete with goal, it would be useful.

I lack discipline, and this sort of stuff doesn't help me at all, so it's not for people who lack discipline. It is for people who are motivated by this sort of stuff, whether they are disciplined or not. Whatever works, works.

Re: Show HN: Progress Dashboard – A dashboard to stay productive with progress bars

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Post by stunt »

mubaris wrote: post #10
CoffeePython wrote: post #4

Some feedback: You should put an example of a use case for some of the task bars in your website photos. "Task Progress" doesn't really convey any type of value to me. Maybe a specific example like "Gym sessions attended" would help show new users what the app can be used for.

Thanks for the feedback! Just updated the site

Maybe too direct, But why is it paid?

I don't mean it shouldn't be or whatever. I'm just interested to know what is your thought behind "Support the Indie Maker Movement" you've mentioned.

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