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by Zanni 1007 days ago
This is fantastic! Just used it to knock off five quick tasks. I don't have ADHD (to the best of my knowledge), but I do love a running timer to help me focus.

It reminds me a lot of an old tool put out by Harvest (time-tracking software) called Harvest Gardener. I used that tool every day until they sadly took it offline.

The big differences: Gardener showed you the entire list at once (not just a single task), and let you enter times for each task in advance (not as the task popped up). One other slick feature: you could enter the estimated time right on the task by nothing it in parentheses, e.g. "Pay electric bill (:05)"

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A visual timer really helps gets things done. Ya we go with one task at a time so it doesnt get overwhelming and you can decide how long to work on a task when it pops up. That parentheses feature is pretty cool, im curious if that is more convenient or just clicking a button when it pops up
Some advantages of the parenthetical time entry: 1) more granular control over time; I can easily enter (:02) or (:10) without going to a second-level menu to access the slider; 2) I can estimate times for all my tasks in advance, which makes it easier to plan breaks; 3) my workflow isn't interrupted by having to choose a time before moving on to the next task (admittedly, you've made this pretty easy with your 3 default buttons, but still, I find it distracting)

Suggestion: keep the buttons, but put them inline with task entry and also implement parentheses.

Regardless, I'm really enjoying this tool. Thanks!