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Re:Show HN: Pomodoro Timer with Friends by hirundo on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @03:25PM (#33630013)
It can help with the commitment aspect to make that commitment with another person. If that isn't an issue for you then this is just distraction. By preference, at least for small things, I'll cheat myself before I'll cheat a stranger.
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Re:Show HN: Pomodoro Timer with Friends by rambojohnson on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @03:28PM (#33630041)
what can help with the commitment aspect is NO distractions though. that's the point of pomodoro.
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Re:Show HN: Pomodoro Timer with Friends by dazhengca on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @03:35PM (#33630129)
You’re still only holding yourself accountable, which is harder for some than others. If you don’t have friends to study with, maybe some internet strangers could be a motivational alternative.
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Re:Show HN: Pomodoro Timer with Friends by hirundo on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @03:30PM (#33630077)
I agree and use pomodoro regularly for that purpose. But sometimes I do abandon a tomato in progress, when even the tiniest consequence might have kept me going. Like having to admit it or lie in the inter-pomodoro chat.
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