Hourly reminder
- Thread starter howman
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I like AntiRSI, which is Mac only freeware. Time between reminders and length of breaks is configurable. You can also decide whether to let it lock you out of the computer for the duration of your break, and there's a delay/snooze button in case a scheduled break occurs at a bad time.
Years and years ago I used the end of a CD as my break reminder: time to put on more music = time to take a break.
Katherine
Years and years ago I used the end of a CD as my break reminder: time to put on more music = time to take a break.
Katherine
If you follow the discreteness of next actions, and if in your nature of work the next actions usually turn out to be less than an hour, the most logical point in time to get up is between two actions. Stick a post-it near the corner of your monitor to remind you to get up, and do it in between actions, if it works for you.
Regards,
Abhay
Regards,
Abhay
QuestorTheElf
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I bought a digital timer at Walgreens that goes off every N minutes. It also has short beep reminders when 5 and 10 minutes are left.
I've found this useful when cleaning an area, when processing my "In."
I've found this useful when cleaning an area, when processing my "In."
Pomodoro Technique
This takes the Kitchen timer idea and takes it much further:
The Pomodoro Technique
This takes the Kitchen timer idea and takes it much further:
The Pomodoro Technique
dschaffner
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kewms;64322 said:
Katherine, thanks for the suggestion. For others that are interested, the link is here:
http://tech.inhelsinki.nl/antirsi/
- Don
Workrave
As I suffer from RSI, I use workrave. It's a great tool, looks nice, has a clear interface and is quite customizable
It works on windows, linux (sudo apt-get install workrave if you're using ubuntu/kubuntu) and I also think on mac.
As it is an anti-RSI tool, it has micro-breaks, which interrupt you every couple of minutes in addition to the hourly interrupt. However, you can simply deactivate this is in the settings.
You can skip interrupts, postpone interrupts and you can customize how many minutes it gets postponed and how long the interrupts takes, etc.
[edit]It's open source and free
As I suffer from RSI, I use workrave. It's a great tool, looks nice, has a clear interface and is quite customizable
It works on windows, linux (sudo apt-get install workrave if you're using ubuntu/kubuntu) and I also think on mac.
As it is an anti-RSI tool, it has micro-breaks, which interrupt you every couple of minutes in addition to the hourly interrupt. However, you can simply deactivate this is in the settings.
You can skip interrupts, postpone interrupts and you can customize how many minutes it gets postponed and how long the interrupts takes, etc.
[edit]It's open source and free
dschaffner
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dschaffner;64379 said:
Just a brief update on antiRSI for the mac.
It's really slick and very easy to use. I never would have guessed that I would work so much that I would need micro or macro breaks, but guess what... a few times a day the app does remind me. Very cool, and highly recommended.
- Don
I use google to message my phone twice a day - once mid-morning and again mid-afternoon. It's supposed to remind me to make certain I'm doing what I want or need to do, just in case I get caught up in something. I get that text no matter where I am. You could set it up for anything.
dschaffner
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sdann;64437 said:
So it's *supposed* to remind you?
Don't you find you go numb to the message?
- Don
Ha! you are right.
Occasional numbness ... or an occasional "oh yeah I forgot" :smile:
I've been practising focus or flow where I seriously get involved in one thing. Sometimes I need to be reminded to snap out of it. By the way this works for weekends too or to remind yourself you want to do some fun stuff too.
Occasional numbness
... or an occasional "oh yeah I forgot" :smile:I've been practising focus or flow where I seriously get involved in one thing. Sometimes I need to be reminded to snap out of it. By the way this works for weekends too or to remind yourself you want to do some fun stuff too.
Chimoo Timer for Mac
Chimoo Timer is a simple, free desktop stop watch for OS X. I like it precisely because it does NOT have a lot of options. You set it for whatever amount of time, choose the sound you want it to make, and away you go. The interface can be either big (about 1"by 3", or small (like smaller than an icon).
http://www.chimoosoft.com/products/chimootimer/
Also comes with speech recognition software if you want to be able to start/stop it from across the room for some reason (yoga?). Cheers, Mick.
Chimoo Timer is a simple, free desktop stop watch for OS X. I like it precisely because it does NOT have a lot of options. You set it for whatever amount of time, choose the sound you want it to make, and away you go. The interface can be either big (about 1"by 3", or small (like smaller than an icon).
http://www.chimoosoft.com/products/chimootimer/
Also comes with speech recognition software if you want to be able to start/stop it from across the room for some reason (yoga?). Cheers, Mick.