| ▲ | ISL 13 days ago |
| Yep. Any timer will do. If you find yourself programming an eInk display and a microchip in order to improve your procrastination, it is time to stop working on the project, get a physical timer, and work on the thing. If you feel inclined to shop around for a timer before getting to work, I'll save you the search. These work great. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TLC9SFZ (but any timer will do). Go do the thing. You're worth it. |
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| ▲ | jiehong 13 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| Indeed. I tend to like quiet visual timers, though. Something like: https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/63f18bde-f179-4b8e-a32a-8e4... |
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| ▲ | javajosh 13 days ago | parent [-] | | That's a very unhelpful link if you want to buy or comparison shop. Online walmart sells over 300 different styles of countdown timer, including ones shaped like a tomato. Note that the Pomadoro Technique recommends a timer that ticks or makes some other unobtrusive sound to remind you that you are in focus mode, and to associate the sound with focus. https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/countdown-timers |
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| ▲ | jfim 13 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| They also sell physical hourglasses if you don't want to be interrupted by a distracting beeping thing once the timer is over, especially if the activity you're trying to start with a pomodoro requires concentration like coding. |
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| ▲ | cwmoore 13 days ago | parent | next [-] | | I attached an ESP32 and accelerometer to an hourglass for this purpose, calling back to https://pypi.org/project/gitime/ to log pomodoros on my dev machine. If it was overengineered and trivially redundant, it was relatable and tactile. | |
| ▲ | loloquwowndueo 13 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | But then you have to glance at the thing every few minutes to ensure it didn’t run out | | |
| ▲ | j45 13 days ago | parent [-] | | It builds muscle memory over time. Analysis paralysis and getting it perfect before beginning is the enemy of good. |
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| ▲ | TechDebtDevin 13 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Watches that are already on most people's wrist work great too! |
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| ▲ | Procrastes 13 days ago | parent [-] | | It's interesting that your experience is different, but in my region and social circles, I haven't seen anyone wear a watch in ten years or more, other than the occasional smart watch. That habit doesn't seem to last long, either. For people I know, watches have turned into fashion accessories for millionaires. | | |
| ▲ | spookie 13 days ago | parent | next [-] | | > other than the occasional smart watch. That habit doesn't seem to last long, either. I'm gonna go on a whim and say the habit doesn't last cause you cannot truly depend on them. My watch never leaves my wrist, it never fails me, it is just a "dumb" one. | |
| ▲ | maccard 13 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I wear a watch. Nothing fancy, but I do have a few of them (and none worth more than 2-£300.) it’s about the only accessory I wear so it’s nice to have some variety. My day to day is a smart watch (and has been for a few years now).
Lots of my circle is similar. | |
| ▲ | TechDebtDevin 13 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | Probably just demographics. I live in a mountainous city that's very outdoorsy and athletic so everyone has a garmin/apple watch. |
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