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For something slightly less hacky, check out the Argos gnome shell extension. It creates a folder where any script dropped there will get executed every N seconds, and the output placed on the title bar.
It’s been life-changing.
i bought a 30min hourglass. i wanted to do something like this but i can't be adding more buzzing, pinging, alerting things to my digital life.
i bought a 30min hourglass. i wanted to do something like this but i can't be adding more buzzing, pinging, alerting things to my digital life.
The post is essentially the digital equivalent of sticking a sticky note on your clock. I think the entire point is that there is no alert or interruption associated with it.
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 :)
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_hours#Western_rites ; for the work day the main chimes are at 7am, 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 7pm
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Quarters
[2] I originally stole the idea from the game Pentiment, which uses the canonical hours as it's in game time system since you're working in a 16th monastery. A web app version of the clock is at https://pentiment-clock.vercel.app/
What kept me grounded were scented candles. IKEA used to sell those with an expected burning time. My favs were the 40hrs ones [0]. My exam preparation was 1 candle for revising notes, 1 candle to go through relevant books and 1-2 candles to do exercises (exp for calculus and similar courses). Add 1 more for the final revision. I was constantly lighting on and off those.
[0] https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/jaemlik-scented-candle-in-glass...
xsetroot -name "$(date +'%b %d %H:%M') Focus: $FOCUS"Earlier quoted context omitted.
You could post a gist of it, though. I’d love to do the same thing.
I might do that at some point... this is the main part of it, just a swift data model and one file of views. Plus a bunch of example code for making widgets work. ``` import Foundation import SwiftData @Model final class FocusItem { let created: Date = Date() var completed: Date? var theFocus: String = "New Focus" var details: String? init(completed: Date? = nil, theFocus: String, details: String? = nil) { self.compl…
talking about focus hacks…when at uni I had odd studying hours, often mixing day and night without any clear distinction. What kept me grounded were scented candles. IKEA used to sell those with an expected burning time. My favs were the 40hrs ones [0]. My exam preparation was 1 candle for revising notes, 1 candle to go through relevant books and 1-2 candles to do exercises (exp for calculus and similar courses). Add…
talking about focus hacks…when at uni I had odd studying hours, often mixing day and night without any clear distinction. What kept me grounded were scented candles. IKEA used to sell those with an expected burning time. My favs were the 40hrs ones [0]. My exam preparation was 1 candle for revising notes, 1 candle to go through relevant books and 1-2 candles to do exercises (exp for calculus and similar courses). Add…