Sit.

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Post by rpastuszak » Thu, Jan 04, 2024, 4:49 PM UTC

Happy New Year everyone. Now, please share with a friend who needs to sit the fuck down or enjoy the experience yourself.

Why I built it: https://sonnet.io/posts/sit/ and https://untested.sonnet.io/Projects+and+apps+I+built+for+my+...

Sit.
sonnet.io

Re: Sit.

#2

Post by canpolat » Thu, Jan 04, 2024, 5:12 PM UTC

Thanks for sharing. It's not immediately obvious from the site: does this offer anything more than a usual timer?

Re: Sit.

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Post by lambdaba » Thu, Jan 04, 2024, 5:35 PM UTC

canpolat wrote: post #2

Thanks for sharing. It's not immediately obvious from the site: does this offer anything more than a usual timer?

Yes, but you have to sit a little to find out...

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Post by bramblerose » Thu, Jan 04, 2024, 5:36 PM UTC

There's a blog post by the author explaining the context at https://sonnet.io/posts/sit/ . But really, just sit :-)

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Post by ahmedfromtunis » Thu, Jan 04, 2024, 5:36 PM UTC

Very useful and beautiful, thanks for sharing!

This also gave me the idea to use web tech to build the timer I always wanted, which is the reverse of this one: a bong when the timer expires, but also ticks every minute (or 5) while the timer is running.

Edit: you also have a very beautiful website... and extremely nice drawings!

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Post by ragtagtag » Thu, Jan 04, 2024, 5:39 PM UTC

I opened the webpage, settled myself down, and clicked "Start". A lovely bong resonated through my headphones, and I relaxed.

Immediately, one of the foster kitten sidled past me with a half-butchered gecko, still weakly struggling. I leapt up, grabbed a nearby broom, and gave chase. What followed was an episode of Tom & Jerry, but with more swearing. As I managed to part the cat from the gecko and punt the gecko outside, a calm bong brought me to my senses.

1/10, this did not make me sit.

Re: Sit.

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Post by SeanAnderson » Thu, Jan 04, 2024, 5:40 PM UTC

Trying to use technology to get people to spend some time meditating is fun :) I especially enjoyed the gong sound, the font selection, and the friendly wording in your app.

My WIP attempt at achieving something similar: https://ant.care/

There's a button "breathe for food" that'll trigger a similar effect as your website. The difference is that the user is given a digital reward ("food") which they use to feed their digital ant colony.

I'm now trying to add intelligent behaviors to the ant colony in an attempt to make them seem alive and compelling enough for users to repeatedly engage with the breathwork exercises.

Good luck with your project! :)

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Post by scrozier » Thu, Jan 04, 2024, 5:49 PM UTC

I came, I sat, I conquered. So simple, yet immediately effective. (Full disclosure: I'm a regular meditator, so it's pretty easy for me to slip into mindful awareness.)

Thank you for this!