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A timer is one of the most underrated ways to stay focused.[1] We have all been there where you are supposed to work on that boring but critical bug for the project, where a few other team members are waiting, but you end up booking a domain, building a landing page, and launching a waiting list. By dinner, as you are talking to potential alpha users in your community and start spreading the word, you realize you hav…
This kind of stuff makes me understand why people like Linux.
I've added an hourly chime to my work computer's clock, similar to a Casio wristwatch. It's a subtle reminder of the passing time, prompting me to pause, reflect, and reassess my actions to stay on track and avoid procrastination. I like this constant on screen reminder though and might give it a try myself :)
I did something similar with a Telegram bot in order to remind myself to look away from the screen, get up and stretch for a bit. However I started to ignore it in favor of "more pressing" tasks and now the chime has become just a faint signal somewhere on the outer edge of my awareness, too easily forgotten about. You need to condition yourself to not ignore it or it will lose its effectiveness.
But a just an hourly subtle sound can *just remind you that time passes.
A timer is one of the most underrated ways to stay focused.[1] We have all been there where you are supposed to work on that boring but critical bug for the project, where a few other team members are waiting, but you end up booking a domain, building a landing page, and launching a waiting list. By dinner, as you are talking to potential alpha users in your community and start spreading the word, you realize you hav…
I love the idea of hourglass! Thanks for sharing I’ve ordered mine on Amazon today. It’s about a foot tall. This is also a great way to signal to other people in the office that I’m busy.
Why do I now imagine a queue of colleagues standing restlessly at your desk, waiting for the hourglass to run out?
This kind of stuff makes me understand why people like Linux.
I buy second hand business models (~300 eur), I have 2 (Dell and HP), both never failed despite being 10 and 6 y/o, both looked unused as advertised. Both are more powerful than I or my family need.
I've added an hourly chime to my work computer's clock, similar to a Casio wristwatch. It's a subtle reminder of the passing time, prompting me to pause, reflect, and reassess my actions to stay on track and avoid procrastination. I like this constant on screen reminder though and might give it a try myself :)
If anyone is searching for a way to do this in macOS, the dato[1] app implements this rather nicely [1]: https://sindresorhus.com/dato
is there something similar for macOS?
If the something you are asking about is scripting/modifying, that something might be Shortcuts (or the older Automator). If the something you are asking about is a pre-built tool, I would think the menubar is the MacOS place to put a reminder and it looks like someone has built that: https://lifehacker.com/tech/one-thing-app-turns-your-macs-me...