Some folks seem to think the benefit of pomos is the focus time. When I used them, it was the breaks. Stopping every twenty five minutes and asking "is this the right thing to be doing now" was invaluable.
Pomodoro Timer
41–50 of 74 posts
Re: Pomodoro Timer
#42There is a good global pomodoro timer for working and chating with others. Every 30 minutes a global pomodoro starts. The design is also clean and minimalist. https://pomodorr.io
looks nice too. Did you consider adding video-chat for participants?
Re: Pomodoro Timer
#43I prefer The Flow App for the Mac/iOS, for its the simplicity (yet just enough features) and lite on resources. https://flowapp.info Great customer support as well.
Re: Pomodoro Timer
#44I'm spending my pomodoro break on HN right now! I use the Focus To Do app on my Mac and Android phone. It's a combo to-do list app and pomodoro app. The mobile and desktop apps sync.
The feature I like most is creating recurring tasks on diff schedules. When you mark the task done, it creates a new task with a due date set on the task's schedule. Examples: Change toothbrush head - 3 months
I also like crossing stuff off the list on the mobile app.
It has whitenoise for when the pomodoro timer is going! Leet Code - 1 month Smoke Detector Batteries - 6 months
Re: Pomodoro Timer
#45Some folks seem to think the benefit of pomos is the focus time. When I used them, it was the breaks. Stopping every twenty five minutes and asking "is this the right thing to be doing now" was invaluable.
For me, it has been easier to have uninterrupted focus time when I know that "in X minutes, I can address that notification." Without the preset breaks, a notification begged to be looked at because when else might it get addressed?
Re: Pomodoro Timer
#46I prefer The Flow App for the Mac/iOS, for its the simplicity (yet just enough features) and lite on resources. https://flowapp.info Great customer support as well.
As I understand your comment, simple is a key feature for Mac users
Re: Pomodoro Timer
#47Personally, I prefer the Tomato Technique.
Re: Pomodoro Timer
#48This is built into the latest version of Windows 11 natively: https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/how-...
Re: Pomodoro Timer
#49I have tried quite a few Pomodoro app and they are all good. Remember, it is OK to find your own time-break cycle and not stick to the standard Pomodoro. I'm more comfortable with a 50-10 cycle (50-min, then 10 for break). I don't care about the Pomodoro count or how many per day. If you are working at home, I found that cheap mechanical kitchen timers are great. These days, I'm experimenting with an oversize hourgla…
I really like this idea. It does seem odd to stop working if you're in the zone just because some timer went off. Better for the timer to be a minimum, rather than a hard maximum.
It depends on what you want to achieve. If you just want to hit focus then setting a 15 minute timer and ignoring it will likely do it. I find significant value in the breaks - I use them to take a walk/grab coffee for my desk, and feel that those regular little breaks are enough that I can keep the pace for an entire day, day on day.
Re: Pomodoro Timer
#50From my experience, the key feature for a pomodoro timer is that breaks should start automatically, whereas the next pomodoro should not. This way, even if you took a 6 minute break, you can have the full pomodoro. Plus, I prefer starting the focused work with a deliberate action (click). Quite a lot of timers I tried, however, cannot do that. Great that this is possible here (settings)!
Why should either one start automatically? The one I'm using is manual in both cases, and that seems fine to me. Sometimes if I'm in the middle of something I go longer. That's good by me, as for me pomodoros are more about overcoming resistance to starting/continuing.