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1366 points aleksi | 5 comments | 14 Oct 24 15:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.409s | source
1. cheema33 ◴[14 Oct 24 21:50 UTC] No.41842391[source]▶
I suffer from ADHD and the pomodoro timer part interests me. However, I am not sure if a pomodoro timer would help me. And $200 is an expensive gamble.
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2. treve ◴[14 Oct 24 21:53 UTC] No.41842417[source]▶
Get a free timer and find out!
3. dmitrygr ◴[14 Oct 24 21:54 UTC] No.41842422[source]▶
An old android phone with no cell service can do the job and costs roughly $0 (plenty of people will happily give one or three away)
4. risenshinetech ◴[14 Oct 24 21:59 UTC] No.41842481[source]▶
Good call on being cautious here. Unfortunately, there isn't anything between this product and the most basic, basic, basic timer for you to test out if the pomodoro method would work for you.
5. boneitis ◴[15 Oct 24 08:21 UTC] No.41846220[source]▶
(This isn't necessarily directed at you; just at the last minute thought to look for any top-level posts talking about this aspect. Much thanks for the piggyback! :pray:)

I've nothing but utmost love for Flipper Devices Inc., seeing their approach to PR and as a 1000% happy owner of a Flipper Zero that sits unused 99.99% of the time in my backpack (and boy, am I _extremely_ happy and relieved for the 0.01% when I need it). I would pull the trigger on this in a heartbeat if I had the play-cash.

For those specifically with productivity challenges, it seems to be a good opportunity to remind that there are simple techniques people can try out (even if I find hard to discipline myself to adhere to) like a programmer's anecdote of one of John Carmack's methods[0].

I have personally adapted that technique to buying a $20 (hour-long) sand timer and turning it to its side when I need to pause. Unfortunately, my challenge now is overcoming my reluctance to use it more often, dreading the commitment I am signing myself up for as soon as I start the timer and fear of failure. Alas, it appears that I allow that fear to control me (into shirking responsibility).

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30801421 (unfortunately, original source no longer has this entry published, and archive.org is still offline, so all I have is this HN post to cite :)

[edit]: https://archive.ph/kcKYY