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Re:Show HN: ADHD-friendly pomodoro web app by vineyardmike on Thursday April 06, 2023 @01:23PM (#35471535)
A suggestion I have (as a time-blind ADHD person): try to hijack the browsers’ Picture in Picture mode, or display a timer icon in the window bar or tab favicon.

Unless you keep your browser tab open, you can’t see it. A “gauge” icon in the browser bar would be enough to actually be in view without being distracting. Repackaging as a plug-in would give you a tab-free icon.

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Re:Show HN: ADHD-friendly pomodoro web app by myhf on Thursday April 06, 2023 @01:38PM (#35471716)
Yes, time display in the window title can be nice. I made a simple web app for a similar purpose, that demonstrates the technique:

http://pclock.github.io/

based on an old flash app: https://davidseah.com/2007/01/a-chindogu-clock-for-procrasti...

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Re:Show HN: ADHD-friendly pomodoro web app by rpastuszak on Thursday April 06, 2023 @01:36PM (#35471701)
Screen-level overlays work nicely if you can take the native route (or use sth like Tauri). I have a goat showing up on the screen at random intervals and telling the to slow the fuck down when I speak:

https://twitter.com/rafalpast/status/1272945933228167169

For time management I'm using Be Focused (always visible + sound cues)

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Re:Show HN: ADHD-friendly pomodoro web app by IndigoIncognito on Thursday April 06, 2023 @01:29PM (#35471604)
Maybe a "livestream-esq" video would work
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Re:Show HN: ADHD-friendly pomodoro web app by peebeebee on Thursday April 06, 2023 @05:21PM (#35474649)
Indeed. Here is a very lightweight demo I did with this: https://pipodoro.vercel.app

Code can be found on https://github.com/peebeebee/pipodoro

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