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315 points rukenshia | 3 comments | 29 Mar 25 10:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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teddyh ◴[29 Mar 25 12:54 UTC] No.43515162[source]▶
Physical pomodoro: <https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Il_pomod...>
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kaonwarb ◴[29 Mar 25 14:47 UTC] No.43515993[source]▶
Of course that's an easier solution to the problem.

OP is quite clear in the writeup that this is a project for the sake of trying new tools to make something for a friend.

A fun hack need not be constrained by meeting a real market need. It can just be fun.

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1. hiddencost ◴[29 Mar 25 15:26 UTC] No.43516276[source]▶
It's a joke. Pomodoro means tomato.
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2. SamBam ◴[29 Mar 25 16:19 UTC] No.43516618[source]▶
But it's also not a joke.

Pomodoro timers are designed to increase productivity. But once of the things that many people who try to increase their productivity discover is that they sink so much time into these tools that they are less productive. Because the underlying procrastination isn't solved, and these tools are a wonderful outlet for procrastination because it feels productive.

That may indeed not be OP's problem, but anyone looking at this saying "I need to be more productive, I should make one of these" would be better off with the tomato.

3. dullcrisp ◴[29 Mar 25 16:41 UTC] No.43516758[source]▶
I’m pretty sure that’s the origin of the term