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I use a variant of the Pomodoro technique: instead of having strict breaks when the time is over, I just receive a sound notification at the end of the focus and the end of the breaks.

Then, every 10 minutes, I get a new notification.

It's a small mod but it changes a lot my perception of the technique. It creates a lot less frustration as I can finish the task I am working on without losing track of the time passing.

I coded a web version of this variant here: https://focusplus.io You can try it, it's 100% free (still in the early days tho)



Nice work on this! I love that it has a lightweight backlog built in and that I can describe what my current task is.

One small feedback- the motion design is waaay too much. You should consider dialing it back 2-3x.


Thanks for the feedback!

Yes the idea was to create a tool to help you go through your day, not something super complex (we all already have our systems in place)

Gotcha for the motion, I'll reduce it a bit :)




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