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Re:Show HN: Pomodoro Timer with Friends by sltkr on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @03:32PM (#33630104)
Many people use the pomodoro technique in a social setting. It's what I did in college to finish my master's thesis: I'd group up with a few other people that had their own stuff to work on, we'd sit in the same room, and work while the pomodoro timer was active, and chat during the break times. This site is intended to be a digital version of this that enforces the quiet time while the pomodoro is active.

Working together (even if separately) with other people is highly motivating. I found that I was much less likely to procrastinate this way, kind of how I'm less likely to be reading Hacker News instead of working when my boss is standing behind me than when I'm alone.

Personally I don't think you need a whole separate website for this; a Discord or IRC bot that runs the pomodoro would work just as well.

Re:Show HN: Pomodoro Timer with Friends by Ilasky on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @03:37PM (#33630155)
Body doubling is exactly this! (https://doubleapp.xyz/blog/how-to-body-double) Also called social facilitation (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_facilitation)

When someone else is around it's like a switch goes gets turned on and BAM - I'm able to do the thing.

Re:Show HN: Pomodoro Timer with Friends by htkibar on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @05:22PM (#33631703)
Finally I know the name now - thank you!
Re:Show HN: Pomodoro Timer with Friends by seydor on Thursday November 17, 2022 @05:57AM (#33637276)
Didn't know there was a name for it! It's the same reason why kids can stay in a classroom and not start a riot i guess.