Nice, I wish it subtly audibly ticked at 5s intervals and then sounded an alarm.
Show HN: ADHD-friendly Pomodoro web app
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I don't think so. However I do have a list of things I want to do, so I break them into pomodoros and I'm always surprised when I don't get close to finishing my stuff.
Is this because you think it won’t take as long as it does or because you get distracted during the pomodoro?
Because things always take longer. "Finish this feature" is scheduled at 2 pomos but in hindsight really needs 20. So then I have a choice to blow through my carefully arranged schedule and finish things, or leave work hanging. Haven't solved this one yet.
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#63This is cool. I've been using https://mytomatoes.com/ for a long time.
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#64If you struggle with distraction or discipline, you must get http://freedom.to on your devices.
It is simple, easy, effective, and the single best ROI of any app I have ever paid for.
Not affiliated with these guys, but this sh*t just /works/ for me.
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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, 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 wa…
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.
Indeed. Here is a very lightweight demo I did with this:
https://pipodoro.vercel.app
Code can be found on https://github.com/peebeebee/pipodoro
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#66Nice and clean! Does it allow for notifications?
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 wa…
> 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…
Hu?
As far as I know, web apps can run in the background, when the browser is closed and use native notifications.
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#68app looks clean. I dig it. Kind of unrelated to the app, but wanted to share a related thought that's been useful to me over the years in case it's useful for anyone else. I have pretty strong ADHD. Pomodoro and other time tracking techniques never really worked well for me long-term because they end up being associated with a lot of anxiety and self-shame as I used them, so I tend to stop using them as negative feel…
Love this comment. I suffer from some of the same problems and feelings. One weird thing that works me is playing reality TV in the background (love and hip hop, vanderpump ect). Seems to have really calming effect on my brain which lets me focus on work. I've realized over the years that my adhd is just suppressed anxiety in disguise and reality TV masks it.
I do the same thing, although I typically put on something lightweight that I’ve seen before, like a season of Parks & Rec. It’s interesting to see someone else with this specific experience, I always used the analogy of “picking up the slack”.
If I am engaging in rote work that doesn’t require much creativity or doesn’t fully engage my mind, then part of my attention tends to wander. It might not lead to total distraction, but it does produce an uneasy feeling I describe as anxiety.
I always imagined that music can serve a similar function in others, but I believe that my having been a musician (and a serious one when I was younger) causes me to engage a little too deeply into whatever music is playing, so it’s a little too active for me.
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#69app looks clean. I dig it. Kind of unrelated to the app, but wanted to share a related thought that's been useful to me over the years in case it's useful for anyone else. I have pretty strong ADHD. Pomodoro and other time tracking techniques never really worked well for me long-term because they end up being associated with a lot of anxiety and self-shame as I used them, so I tend to stop using them as negative feel…
I got the same clock! but I find it hard to read the screen without the backlight. going to try it again given your comment.
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#70I love the domain name. Take my vote.